What Are Langer's Lines?

Rongorongo is a set of symbols found on Easter Island and is thought to be text or script-like.

Langer Lange

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Rongorongo is a set of symbols found on Easter Island and is thought to be text or script-like.

Chinese name

Langer Lange

Foreign name

rongorongo

Find the time

1860s

Discovery location

Easter island

May be used to write Gurapani language. It was discovered in the 1860s, and soon many wooden boards with Langerange written were damaged by Christian missionaries. Existing samples are scattered in museums and private collections around the world, for a total of about 24 pieces. So far it cannot be completely cracked.

There is a strange hieroglyph on Easter Island called rongorongo, which means "talking wood", carved on a wooden board. But according to New Zealand linguist Steven Fischer, it was invented after the Spanish visited the island in 1770.

The discoverer of Easter Island was British navigator Edward Davis. When he first landed on the island in 1686, he found it was desolate, but there were many huge stone statues standing there. Davis Feeling very surprised, he called the island "miserable and strange land".

From 1805, Western colonists began to arrest Rapa Nui slaves on the island. At first it was only occasionally. In 1862, Peruvian pirates came by eight ships and captured more than a thousand Rapa Nui. The male Rapa Nui was almost wiped out. These people were transported to Peru and sold to Peru. Local slave owner. Under the condemnation of international public opinion, the Peruvian government had to order slave traffickers to return these Rapa Nui, but this group of Rapa Nui has died to about 100 people. On the way back to Easter Island, He was infected with smallpox and died of illness during the trip. Only 15 returned to his hometown. The 15 people also brought smallpox to Easter Island. The last descendants of the legendary founding chief, Hotu Matu'a, died, and all chiefs and priests died. There are only hundreds of residents on the island.

Easter Island Murder author Lynn Hamilton Translator Zhang Qian Press New World Press Thirty years ago, five archeology students came to Lanupai to assist Professor Peterson in archeological excavations and found precious The Langer Lange board, but the daughter of Flora forgotten by the carelessness of the professor, led to his death. Shortly afterwards, the Langer Lange board disappeared. Thirty years later, the Moai Assembly brought together a group of Moai fans and 5 students of the year to this isolated and deserted island, and Langerang boards reappeared. At the same time, 3 students of the year died inexplicably. Are there tattoos with bird designs, is it a magical prophecy or something else? The secret that has been silent for 30 years is finally revealed to the world ...