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 ...

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.
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Stone Age symbols may have encoded information long before writing

New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...

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.
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Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be ...
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Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did ...