Thousands of marks carved into Paleolithic artifacts suggest that early modern humans were using structured symbols to ...

Learn how researchers analyzed 3,000 Paleolithic symbols to uncover structured information comparable to early writing systems.

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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