Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.
Strange symbols carved onto a Stone Age mammoth ivory plate found at a cave in southwest Germany could be the earliest known ...
The origins of writing aren’t set in stone. The ancient cave peoples weren’t as illiterate as portrayed in popular media.
The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.
New analysis of 40,000-year-old carvings discovered in Germany show repeated patterns and structure, hinting that early ...
Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...
Thousands of marks carved into Paleolithic artifacts suggest that early modern humans were using structured symbols to ...
New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal 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 ...
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 ...