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World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
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Undeciphered symbols may be key to origin of world's oldest writing system
Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world's oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...
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Carbon dating reveals earliest origins of zero symbol
The zero symbol evolved from a dot used in ancient India and can be seen throughout the Bakhshali manuscript. Other ancient cultures like the Mayans and Babylonians also used zero symbols ...
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Ancient 4400 B.C. Stone Cylinder Seals Reveal Clues to the World’s First Writing System
The study was published in AntiquityJournal under the title Seals and Signs: Tracing the Origins of Writing in Ancient ...