40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...
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Signs on Stone Age objects: Precursor to written language dates back 40,000 years

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis by linguist Christian Bentz at Saarland University and archaeologist Ewa ...