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 new analysis.

These mysterious Stone Age symbols from 40,000 years ago could be writing’s earliest predecessors

Strange symbols carved onto a Stone Age mammoth ivory plate found at a cave in southwest Germany could be the earliest known ...

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.

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 ...
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 ...
Knowridge Science Report

40,000-year-old symbols may be humanity’s first step toward writing

Long before the first known writing systems appeared in ancient Mesopotamia, early humans were already carving mysterious ...
New Scientist

Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing

Mysterious signs engraved on objects reveal that a form of proto-writing may have been used in Europe 40,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years before the emergence of a full writing system ...