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  1. Is 8,000-year-old Damaidi Rock Art the Origin of Chinese Writing?

    The Chinese writing system is by far one of the most complex in the world, and ... characters are the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world, a fact that alone makes them very, very ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 30/07/2023 - 22:54

  2. Earliest Writing System May Have Been Developed by Ancient Metalworkers 6,000 Years Ago

    An Israeli academic has claimed to have found the earliest writing in the world. He claims that a proto-writing system was developed by ancient metalworkers over ...

    Ed Whelan - 05/08/2019 - 18:40

  3. Vai Script Invented in the 1800s Sheds Light On the Development of Writing

    ... evolutionary origins of handwriting and the development of writing. The Vai script was created just two centuries ago An ... evolutionary origins of handwriting and the development of writing. The Vai script was created just two centuries ago to ... encouraged Vai people to rapidly “optimize their writing system,” leading to its survival. Top image: Example of Vai ...

    ashley cowie - 13/01/2022 - 14:00

  4. The Dispilio Tablet and the Real Origins of Writing

    Conventional archaeology claims that writing was not invented until some time between 3000 and ... BC in Sumeria.  Conventional archaeology claims that writing was not invented until some time between 3000 and ... Although the possibility of a previously unknown writing system during the Neolithic is an exciting prospect, why is ...

    johnblack - 16/09/2022 - 22:55

  5. Easy as Alep, Bet, Gimel? Cambridge Research Explores Social Context of Ancient Writing

    ... research project is set to shed light on the history of writing in the ancient world, and explore the long-lasting relationship between society and writing that persists today. “The links from the ancient ... their language was related to Ugaritic, their writing system was not. Instead of cuneiform wedge-shapes, the ...

    ancient-origins - 08/04/2016 - 03:52

  6. How Did the Chinese Develop Their Writing System? (Video)

    The Chinese writing system, originating during the Shang Dynasty around 1600 ... testament to China's rich cultural heritage. The  Chinese writing system , originating during the  Shang Dynasty ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 25/03/2024 - 19:50

  7. Prehistoric bookkeeping continued long after invention of writing

    An ancient token-based recording system from before the dawn of history was rendered obsolete by the birth of writing, according to popular wisdom. But now, latest ... that were used as records of trade until the advent of writing, or so it had been believed. But the new find of ...

    aprilholloway - 14/07/2014 - 23:49

  8. The A to Z of Alphabet Origins and the Most Ancient Written Languages

    Writing is traditionally regarded as one of the requirements ... for a society to be considered as a civilization. Various writing systems have been invented by the great civilizations ... in our world today, one might expect that this writing system has existed since the dawn of civilization. This, ...

    dhwty - 10/04/2017 - 02:00

  9. Sea-Farers from the Levant: Do Ancient Inscriptions Rewrite History of the Americas? - Part 2

    ... foreigner to set foot in the Americas by examining ancient writing systems that echo or even match text found along the ... an eminent Epigrapher using the ancient Manding System of Writing has translated the inscriptive material discovered ...

    William James Veall - 19/05/2015 - 03:50

  10. 7,000-Year-Old Ceramic Fragment with Signs, Symbols and Swastika May Be One of the Oldest Examples of Writing

    ... that they believe may be one of the earliest attempts of writing in the world. This intriguing piece was found in a ... Is the Danube Valley Civilization script the oldest writing in the world? Oldest Arabic inscription provides ... Tablets contain evidence of earliest known writing system? Kharga Oasis spider rock art may be astronomical ...

    Alicia McDermott - 29/08/2016 - 21:55

  11. 9 Mysterious Undeciphered Codes and Inscriptions in History

    From Neolithic tablets containing the oldest known system of writing, to a series of letters scrawled on the back of a ... Neolithic tablets containing the oldest known system of writing, to a series of letters scrawled on the back of a ...

    Joanna Gillan - 03/10/2023 - 14:49

  12. Unlocking the Cryptic Viking Code Using Runic Writing and Ancient DNA

    Runic script is an alphabetic system based on a non-alphabetical order row. This means that ... the letters are organized around sound values. Runic as a writing system was used by Germanic peoples from around the ... AD to the 16th century AD. Runic script was used for writing in various Germanic languages, including Old Norse, ...

    Dr. Eran Elhaik - 29/07/2023 - 18:50

  13. 21,500-Year-Old “Writing?” Not Everyone Is Buying It!

    ... an academic debate as to whether they are a form of proto writing.  A group of 21,500-year-old painted “dots and ... an academic debate as to whether they are a form of proto writing. While multiple researchers claim they represent ... and lines actually represent “a sophisticated writing system.” The team speculated that this early form of ...

    ashley cowie - 06/01/2023 - 17:59

  14. Monuments Depicting Olmec 'Descent of the Grandfather' Myth and the Rise of Mayan Writing Found in Guatemala

    ... is helping experts to better understand the development of writing in Mesoamerica. Stela 5 at Takalik Abaj, El Asintal, ... Guatemala. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Revealing Mysteries of Mayan Writing Specifically, Stele 87 has been recently named as key ... Ab'aj. They are also revealing more about the Olmec belief system and mythology and the development of the Mayan ...

    Ed Whelan - 07/04/2020 - 20:23

  15. Was there a Common Writing System used by Pacific Islanders?

    ... it suggested that the ancient Polynesians had a common writing system which was used from Hawaii to Easter Island. These ... on Easter Island. Researchers have suggested that the writing is related to the Indus Valley script. Most ...

    Clyde Winters - 06/10/2021 - 01:56

  16. A Frenchman Solves Linear Elamite Puzzle And Rewrites Writing History

    ... claims the Iranian plateau was the shared birthplace of writing with Mesopotamia, based on his decryption of ... claims the Iranian plateau was the shared birthplace of writing with Mesopotamia, based on his decryption of ... Stock) “Proto-Elamite” is the oldest known writing system from Iran which is found on clay tablets. The  ...

    ashley cowie - 15/12/2020 - 21:59

  17. The Cataclysm of Easter Island - The Strange Rongorongo Script (Part 2)

    ... script was written in the unusual boustrophedon pattern of writing where the successive lines are read (“as the ox ... Sabaean, Safaitic, Hittite and possibly Indus Valley writing such as that from Harrapa or Mohenjo Daro. The ... of which nonetheless ‘created’ a sophisticated system of writing. This is an unquestionable milestone in ...

    davidchildress - 09/07/2013 - 12:06

  18. The Controversial Road to the Recovery of Cuneiform Texts

    ... in cuneiform – the world’s oldest known form of writing – can be seen in his own efforts at writing political romance novels and poetry. Hussein’s ... stemmed from the extreme intricacy of the writing system. Cuneiform languages are made up of a collection of ...

    ancient-origins - 06/10/2017 - 22:56

  19. Do the Tartaria Tablets contain evidence of earliest known writing system?

    ... what may be direct evidence of the earliest forms of writing in the world. While conducting an archeological ... tablets. Some believe the etchings are a primitive form of writing, while others believe they are pictograms, random ... Tablets contain evidence of earliest known writing system? ...

    mrreese - 22/09/2014 - 23:09

  20. Are the Tărtăria Tablets Actually Written in Hungarian?

    Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found writing that dates back 5000 years. This writing, found inscribed in clay, is called the Tărtăria ... Tablets contain evidence of earliest known writing system? Justice, Myths, and Biblical Evidence: The Wealth of ...

    Clyde Winters - 14/04/2017 - 14:01

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