Early European hunter-gatherers developed a sophisticated method of information storage long before the advent of formal ...

More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

For 40,000 years, these bone-carved figurines lay silent, until now, exposing a lost story of our prehistoric ancestors.

In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...

A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to establish a distinct culture in Europe - bears ...

Learn how researchers analyzed 3,000 Paleolithic symbols to uncover structured information comparable to early writing systems.

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing appeared.

Statistical analysis reveals ancient bone carvings hold complex information rivaling early Mesopotamian scripts.

German discovery of Stone Age art may reveal a precursor to writing ...

New discoveries of Stone Age symbols in Germany could push back the history of writing by over 30,000 years, potentially ...