Sage-Tips

Did Easter Islanders have written language?

Rongorongo /ˈrɒŋɡoʊˈrɒŋɡoʊ/ (Rapa Nui: [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that appears to be writing or proto-writing. There are also a few petroglyphs which may include short rongorongo inscriptions.

Which civilization that we studied has a similar writing system to the Indus Valley?

Similarities with Linear Elamite Scholars have also compared the Indus valley script with the Linear Elamite writing system used in Elam, an ancient Pre-Iranian civilization that was contemporaneous with the Indus Valley civilization. The two languages were contemporary to each other.

What objects with writing have been found in the Indus Valley?

Examples of Indus writing has been found on seals and seal impressions, pottery, bronze tools, stoneware bangles, bones, shells, ladles, ivory and on small tablets made of steatite, bronze and copper.

What did the Indus Valley cities have in common?

The Indus Valley Civilization contained more than 1,000 cities and settlements. These cities contained well-organized wastewater drainage systems, trash collection systems, and possibly even public granaries and baths. Although there were large walls and citadels, there is no evidence of monuments, palaces, or temples.

What language do people speak on Easter Island?

Rapa Nui
It is spoken on the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island….Rapa Nui language.

Rapa Nui
Region	Easter Island
Ethnicity	Rapa Nui
Native speakers	1,000 (2016)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Eastern Polynesian Rapa Nui

Is Easter Island Hispanic?

Easter Island, Spanish Isla de Pascua, also called Rapa Nui, Chilean dependency in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost outpost of the Polynesian island world. It is famous for its giant stone statues.

What kind of similarities and differences do you find between present day terracotta and the Indus Valley terracotta?

3-> In Present day terracotta the life of product is not as vital as that of Indus one. 4-> The terracotta representations of human form were crude in the Indus Valley as compared to now. 5-> Terracotta is usually made from a fairly coarse, porous type of clay. This is first shaped then fired until hard.

Who discovered Easter Island?

explorer Jacob Roggeveen
The first known European visitor to Easter Island was the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who arrived in 1722. The Dutch named the island Paaseiland (Easter Island) to commemorate the day they arrived.

Is the writing on Easter Island similar to the Indus Valley Civilization?

A Hungarian scholar named de Hevseg made a comparison of the writing on Easter Island and that found at the Indus Valley civilization cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. These cities existed at about 4000 BC if not earlier, and the culture literally vanished about 3500 BC.

Is there a translation of the Indus Valley script?

It has eluded translation, as have many ancient languages, but similarities have been noted, starting in the 1960s, between it and the undeciphered Indus Valley script. A Hungarian scholar named de Hevseg made a comparison of the writing on Easter Island and that found at the Indus Valley civilization cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa.

What is the difference between Rapa Nui and the Indus Valley Civilization?

The Rapa Nui and the Indus Valley Civilization are found 20,000km apart, the former on an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean (Easter Island), and latter in modern day Pakistan. As far as we know, the two communities are also separated in time by at least 2,000+ years, with no known “Rosetta Stones” to decipher to scripts.

Who was the first person to discover Easter Island?

Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to reach the location, and he found it on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722. Officially part of Chile, the official name of the island is Isla de Pascua, which also translates to “Easter Island.”