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

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 ...

New discoveries of Stone Age symbols in Germany could push back the history of writing by over 30,000 years, potentially ...

In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...

German researchers examined more than 3,000 signs found on 260 objects to reveal insights on the origins of writing. The post ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Stone Age humans were engraving complex, meaningful symbol systems onto ...

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 ...

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...

The scaling of energy infrastructure in the US is crucial to meet the growing demand for electricity. Writing systems evolved ...

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