Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a ...
German researchers examined more than 3,000 signs found on 260 objects to reveal insights on the origins of writing. The post ...
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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 ...
More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...
Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Stone Age humans were engraving complex, meaningful symbol systems onto ...
Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical complexity matches that of proto-cuneiform, pushing the origins of writing-like systems ...
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 ...
In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...
The scaling of energy infrastructure in the US is crucial to meet the growing demand for electricity. Writing systems evolved ...
Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient tablet with an early form of writing that preserves a furniture shopping list from around 3,500 years ago. The tablet was uncovered during excavations at the ...
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