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- Researchers analyzed over 3,000 markings on 260 German Stone Age artifacts, including a mammoth figurine, dating to about 40,000 years ago.
- Patterns resemble early protocuneiform writing, leading researchers to conclude the markings may convey ideas rather than mere decoration.
- The study was led by Ewa Dutkiewicz and linguist Christian Bentz.
- While exact meanings remain elusive, the findings could illuminate the origins of writing and symbolic communication.
