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Recent discoveries show that writing may be far older than we thought. Evidence that suggests this supposed “marker of civilisation” could stretch much deeper into time So here’s the uncomfortable question: why wouldn’t early humans have had written language? And if they did - what does that mean for how we view prehistory? Join me for a chat in my Discord server! 👉 https://discord.gg/ddQSSw2JQA For weekly ramblings, join my FREE email list below 👇 https://michael-button.kit.com/signup Let me know what you think in the comments, and thank you for watching!! Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/MichaelButtonX Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbuttonx/ Check out my awesome video editor Charlie: https://ytjobs.co/talent/profile/265482 Big thank you to our Top Tier Supporters! - Matthew - JRayZimmer Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0BcGMaEV8o&t=48s https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/05/18/who-built-gobekli-tepe/#:~:text=Plaquette%20with%20depiction,2013%2C%20with%20images https://historyworld.net/history/Writingmaterials/58 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-000-year-old-rsvp-a-birthday-invitation-from-the-roman-frontier-that-has-the-earliest-known-latin-written-by-a-woman https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2009/10/26/reference-for-the-claim-that-only-1-of-ancient-literature-survives/ https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/news/cave_art_paintings.php?id=Humanity---s-earliest-symbols https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/the-evolution-of-writing/ https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/news/cave_art_paintings.php?id=Humanity---s-earliest-symbols https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/tag/t-pillars/ https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/irving-finkel-claims-gobekli-tepe-plaquette-is-early-evidence-of-a-writing-system https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/geometric_signs/index.php https://ideas.ted.com/what-the-mysterious-symbols-made-by-early-humans-can-teach-us-about-how-we-evolved/ If you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my channel!