![]() Piri Reis notes on the map that he compiled it from many sources, including Portuguese explorers and Christopher Columbus’s recent travels, but that doesn’t explain everything. Oral history suggests the writing was probably used for religious purposes, perhaps detailing stories about the creation of the universe and the natural world, and only the elite could understand it, but no one knows for sure. Whatever the case, the language was used until the 1860s, when most of the Rapanui died of European illnesses, and knowledge of the script went with them. Some believe it developed long before the first Europeans arrived in the 1700s though others argue it emerged after the Rapanui people first saw European writing. It’s not clear when the writing system appeared. ![]() ( Easter Islanders’ weapons were deliberately not lethal.) The glyphs themselves portray outlines of animals, plants, humans, and artefacts. They contain an undeciphered rongorongo script, running left to right, then right to left when the tablet is upended. The answer may lie in two dozen wooden tablets (and objects, including a chieftain’s staff) found at the site where they’re located. Like other remnants of the enigmatic early Minoan culture, it continues to hold its secrets.Įaster Island-Rapa Nui in the language of its people-in the South Pacific is well known for its mysterious, multi-ton monolithic statues, known as moai, but no one knows their purpose. The fact that symbols are stamped may suggest a capacity for mass production, although no other discovery supports that.Ī few experts believe the disc is a hoax or forgery, but most accept it as genuine. Attempts to unravel its mystery-Cretan? Foreign? Syllabic reading inward? Alphabetic reading outward?-are as varied as its interpreters. No other artefact has ever been found with the same symbols. They may represent phonetic groups or syllables, but there are too few of them to be deciphered. Many have recognisable shapes, such as a tattooed head, an arrow, a plane tree, a cat, and a beehive. Dating from perhaps 1700 B.C., this amazing find bears a spiral of 242 stamped symbols. They also may have left behind a mysterious six-inch, fired-clay disc, which Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier discovered in 1908 in the ruins of the ancient palace of Phaistos. One of the earliest urban societies, they built elaborate palaces and used sophisticated plumbing, heating, and sewage systems. These people say those who don’t get it are just not “intelligent” enough to understand.The Minoan kingdom flourished on the Greek island of Crete between 3000 B.C. But there are a few alleged “members” who stick up for the group and say Hamilton’s book – which contain a lot of common sense tips – changed their lives. There are pages and pages of complaints on the internet from former League “members,” complaining they were ripped off and got nothing for their money. ![]() The society offered to give a generous discount of $139.95. But the message was in “code,” and the key to the code is cash. The league sent back a pamphlet of secrets. The letter said the society was free, so they accepted the invitation and mailed it in. The Muscotts didn’t believe it for a second but were intrigued to find out what it really was. How could anyone believe it?'” Muscott said. “I thought, ‘What are they trying to pull here?’ It’s just so stupid. The Secret Society also goes by the name The League, and members, the invitation reads, get a 2,300-year-old secret that provides mystical power. The invitation sent to Monte was 10 pages and written by someone so secret he goes only by, “Bill.” Bill explained that the group had been watching Monte and had chosen him for the secret group. “There are secrets about how to be successful, make money, be happy in love, anything your heart desires,” Christine Muscott said. But, who wouldn’t be intrigued by a “secret society” offering the unbelievable? Christine and Monte Muscott are pretty content with life.
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