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RE: Earliest writing
October 20, 2010 at 5:44 pm (This post was last modified: October 20, 2010 at 5:55 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:There are indications of proto writting much earlier than that, dating back as far as 9000 years. really.

Proto-writing is more the use of mnemonic symbols than a phonetic script and is not usually considered writing.

Earliest developed scripts so far were discovered in 2000 in Southern Iran, (Sumeria) in the area of the legendary Jiroft and Aratta kingdom.

http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Archaeology/jiroft.htm
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Earliest writing - by Minimalist - October 20, 2010 at 4:32 pm
RE: Earliest writing - by Anomalocaris - October 20, 2010 at 5:39 pm
RE: Earliest writing - by padraic - October 20, 2010 at 5:44 pm
RE: Earliest writing - by Minimalist - October 20, 2010 at 6:09 pm

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