Top 10 Most Overlooked Mysteries in History
Top 10 Most Overlooked Mysteries in History
Written by Severus in Tuesday, February 26th 2008   
10. Rongorongo While many people know of the Moai of Easter Island, not that many people know of the other mystery associated with Easter Island. ‘Rongorongo’ is the hieroglyphic written language of the region’s earlier inhabitants. Rongorongo is strange in that no other neighbouring oceanic people used a written language. It appeared around the 1700s, though was unfortunately lost after the early European colonizers banned it because of its ties to the native islanders’ pagan roots. 9. [+]