German Cave Symbols Suggest Writing Existed 40,000 Years Ago

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Source: Indian Defence Review
German Cave Symbols Suggest Writing Existed 40,000 Years Ago
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New findings from Germany’s Swabian Jura uncover 40,000-year-old engraved symbol sequences on Paleolithic figurines and tools. The signs are highly repetitive and show information density similar to early proto-cuneiform, implying an early, non-language form of symbolic communication that predates formal writing by tens of thousands of years, challenging views on the linear rise of writing.

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