Rongorongo
| Author | : Steven R. Fischer |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 754 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0198237103 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780198237105 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rongorongo by : Steven R. Fischer
Download or read book Rongorongo written by Steven R. Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive documentation of Rongorongo, Easter Island's enigmatic script and Oceania's only known pre-twentieth-century writing system. The author tells the full history of rongorongo's exciting discovery and the many attempts at a decipherment and provides full transcriptions of all the 25 surviving rongorongo inscriptions along with detailed photographs of nearly every incised artifact.
