Building on the research of Sir Flinders Petrie, this investigation dives deeper into the enigmatic stone cores and drill marks found across ancient Egypt — and now, in sites as far away as Peru. The ...

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A new study has revealed that mysterious signs carved onto Paleolithic artifacts up to 40,000 years ago match the information density of the world's earliest known writing system — pushing the deep ...

Symbols and markings carved into tools and figurines by Stone Age humans over 40,000 years ago could be an ancient precursor to writing, according to a new analysis. The marks, found on 260 artifacts ...