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First writing may be 40,000 years earlier than thought
Scientists believe they have found evidence of written thoughts of Stone Age people on ancient objects.
26 Feb, 12:02 — 28 Feb, 09:40
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First writing may be 40,000 years earlier than thought
Scientists believe they have found evidence of written thoughts of Stone Age people on ancient objects.
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40,000-year-old German artifacts may display written language precursor
A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 – crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to establish a distinct culture in Europe – bears intriguing sequences of notches and dots. Numerous other objects produced by this same culture exhibit similar marks. New research […]
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