Early Humans May Have Invented System of Symbols Long Before Writing

Feb 25, 2026 - 14:15
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Early Humans May Have Invented System of Symbols Long Before Writing
Plaquette with hybrid creature (so-called ‘Adorant’), ivory, from the Swabian Aurignacian. Image credit: Christian Bentz & Ewa Dutkiewicz, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2520385123.

Early humans living in Europe some 40,000 years ago developed a conventional system of geometric signs -- deliberate, repeatable markings that went beyond decoration and hint at an early form of structured communication.

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