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World's oldest writing system originated from iconographic seals, study finds

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A new study has found that the world's oldest writing system originated from iconographic seals. Some of these seals date back to approximately 4400 BCE, more than 1,000 years before the development of writing. The research team, led by Professor Silvia Ferrara from the University of Bologna, highlighted the significant development in human cognitive technologies from pre-writing symbolism to writing.

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