Rongorongo text F

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.

[1] The condition of the wood suggests it was found in a cave or other moist environment.

d'Axiéri") never mentioned this tablet, and it is not known how or where he acquired it, Thomson noted it during a visit in 1886.

Fischer states that it was included in the shipment of Jaussen's effects to the SSCC in Paris in 1892, after his death.

However, Fischer believes it to be authentic based on "its provenance, glyphic morphology, and sequences shared with other tablets".