Museum Island Berlin: Research by the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte reveals 40,000-year-old writing-like systems

Blog entry from 02/26/2026

Source: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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Museum Island Berlin: Research by the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte reveals 40,000-year-old writing-like systems

Researchers at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte on Berlin's Museum Island have proven that humans were already using complex sign systems similar to early writing systems over 40,000 years ago.

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