Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Oldest Form of Writing—Ever

Around 40,000 years ago, Paleolithic people inscribed bone with symbols that appear to be part of some sort of writing system.

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

Symbols and markings carved into tools and figurines by Stone Age humans over 40,000 years ago could be an ancient precursor to writing, according to a new analysis. The marks, found on 260 artifacts ...
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Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing

Stone Age people 40,000 years ago used a simple form of writing comparable in complexity to the earliest stages of the world’s first writing system, cuneiform, according to a study of mysterious signs ...
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Oldest form of Writing? 40,000-year-old engraved symbols found in Germany suggest writing began in the Ice Age

40,000-year-old structured symbols found in German engravings. More than 3,000 symbols discovered on Ice Age tools and pendants. Findings suggest symbolic notation predates known writing systems.