Symbols found carved into 40,000-year-old artifacts may be precursor to writing

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a ...

Scientists discover oldest form of writing in mysterious Stone Age engravings

The origins of writing aren’t set in stone. The ancient cave peoples weren’t as illiterate as portrayed in popular media.
Smithsonian Magazine

Humans May Have Used These Mysterious Symbols to Encode Information Tens of Thousands of Years Before the First Writing Systems

The symbols, discovered on 40,000-year-old artifacts in caves in southwest Germany, may have been a precursor to the first written language ...

First evidence of writing found in a German cave

The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.
Discover Magazine

40,000-Year-Old Stone Age Symbols May Be a Precursor to Written Language

Learn how researchers analyzed 3,000 Paleolithic symbols to uncover structured information comparable to early writing systems.
Ancient Origins

Stone Age Symbols: Did Writing Begin 40,000 Years Ago?

A new study has revealed that mysterious signs carved onto Paleolithic artifacts up to 40,000 years ago match the information density of the world's earliest known writing system — pushing the deep ...

Oldest form of Writing? 40,000-year-old engraved symbols found in Germany suggest writing began in the Ice Age

New analysis of 40,000-year-old carvings discovered in Germany show repeated patterns and structure, hinting that early ...

First writing may be 40,000 years earlier than thought

A 40,000-year-old mammoth figurine with engraved rows of crosses and dots The history of writing down thoughts and feelings ...
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These 40,000-year-old marks may be a precursor to writing

Thousands of marks carved into Paleolithic artifacts suggest that early modern humans were using structured symbols to ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Writing with symbols

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The Aztec didn't use SMS, emails or any form of communication that we do today. Instead, the Mexica ...