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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
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Mesopotamia’s 6,000-year-old cylinders with antique symbols uncover birth of writing
Nonetheless, the idea has surfaced or resurfaced with a thorough analysis of symbols and writing, and necessity might have ...