'Oldest' New World writing found


	'Oldest' New World writing found

invictus

9-14-2006 8:07 PM

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<DIV class="pva">The slab contains a previously unknown system of writing</DIV>
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Ancient civilisations in Mexico developed a writing system as early as 2,000 years ago, new evidence suggests.</B>
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</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5347080.stm"><FONT size="2">Researchers tell Science magazine that they consider it to be the oldest example of writing in the New World.
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<FONT size="2">The inscriptions are thought to have been made by the Olmecs, an ancient pre-Columbian people known for creating large statues of heads.
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