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Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Oldest Form of Writing—Ever
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The history of writing could have an origin much earlier than previously thought. A recent investigation of 260 paleolithic objects has revealed information about the origins of writing that could go back more than 40,000 years.
The Forgotten Bronze Age Scripts of Europe
Long before alphabetic writing systems spread across Europe, mysterious symbols appeared on artifacts created by prehistoric communities. These marks have puzzled archaeologists for decades because they resemble writing but cannot yet be deciphered.One of the most intriguing examples involves the Tărtăria Tablets, discovered in the 1960s in what is now Romania. These small clay tablets bear incised symbols arranged in deliberate patterns. Some o…
Pioneering studies reveal that writing did not originate in Mesopotamia, as previously believed. A European discovery has surprised even the scientific community. One of the prehistoric artifacts engraved with sequences of signs that anticipate modern writing - Mogadir, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons. Writing is a common communication system, in one form or another, across diverse civilizations. Generally, it developed where the first urban co…
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