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Olmec writing is earliest in found in the New World Mexico

Submitted by Aluta on Friday, 15 September 2006  Page Views: 1520

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Country: Mexico Mexico - a team of international archaeologists agree that carving on an ancient serpentine block is probably the oldest writing found in the New World. The symbols, carved by members of the enigmatic Olmec civilization "conform to all expectations of writing," the team said. The slab has been dated to the early first millennium B.C.

More, with photo: BBC News.
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