Vinca Symbols
OriginSerbia
Earliest4500 BC
TypeUndeciphered
About Vinca Symbols
Markings on Neolithic pottery from the Vinca culture of southeastern Europe. Some claim they represent the oldest writing in the world, predating Sumer by two millennia. Others consider them potters marks or religious symbols rather than writing. Over 1,000 artifacts bear the signs. Consensus remains that true writing had not yet emerged.
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