Classics Blog Feed: The only writing system to develop in the Pacific Islands / Australia was rongorongo in Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Scholars aren't really sure when it developed; some say it developed after contact with the Spanish in, but it was probably a few centuries older. Its use had ceased by the mid-1800s though.

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

The only writing system to develop in the Pacific Islands / Australia was rongorongo in Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Scholars aren't really sure when it developed; some say it developed after contact with the Spanish in, but it was probably a few centuries older. Its use had ceased by the mid-1800s though.

The only writing system to develop in the Pacific Islands / Australia was rongorongo in Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Scholars aren't really sure when it developed; some say it developed after contact with the Spanish in, but it was probably a few centuries older. Its use had ceased by the mid-1800s though. http://ift.tt/1QGO1TN