Comment on Does the Sumerian King List Align with Paleoclimate Events?parentComments−pavel_lishin14dCan you give us a few pointers or links?−dismalaf14dNot the OP but there's this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C4%8Da_symbolsSome people also interpret some symbols on mammoth tusks going back 50k years as writing but that's a stretch IMO.−stodor8914dInterpreting Vinca symbols as a full-blown writing system is also widely considered a stretch.−dismalaf14dAre you talking alphabet or just writing system?It's clear by the number of symbols it's a writing system of sorts (proto-writing). It could definitely be pictograms (probably IMO), but then again, cuneiform, hieroglyphics and Chinese writing all started as pictograms as well.
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Can you give us a few pointers or links?
Not the OP but there's this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C4%8Da_symbols
Some people also interpret some symbols on mammoth tusks going back 50k years as writing but that's a stretch IMO.
Interpreting Vinca symbols as a full-blown writing system is also widely considered a stretch.
Are you talking alphabet or just writing system?
It's clear by the number of symbols it's a writing system of sorts (proto-writing). It could definitely be pictograms (probably IMO), but then again, cuneiform, hieroglyphics and Chinese writing all started as pictograms as well.