Around 40,000 years ago, Paleolithic people inscribed bone with symbols that appear to be part of some sort of writing system.
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Paleolithic humans invented an early predecessor to writing at least 40,000 years ago, carved signs suggest
A statistical analysis of a series of signs carved into artifacts from around 40,000 years ago suggests humans developed proto-writing in the Stone Age.
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