Thursday, March 4, 2010

Stone Age Engravings Found on Ostrich Shells


Filed under: Orthography

Researchers say a cache of ostrich eggshells engraved with geometric designs demonstrates the existence of a symbolic communication system around 60,000 years ago among African hunter-gatherers.

Full article: Wired

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/stone-age-engravings-found-on-ostrich-shells/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

See also:

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>  Alphabet wars
>  Oldest Writing in New World Discovered, Scientists Say

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