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Xenoglyphs and Asemic Writing: The Joy of Creating Alien Symbols Alien Symbols, Ciphers And Codes, Shorthand Writing, Alien Words, Fictional Languages, Ancient Alphabets, Writing Scripts, Asemic Writing, Ancient Writing

For several years, I have found myself drawn to the practice of asemic writing (artistic, meaningless writing, which has the appearance of a genuine language). However, I didn’t know there was a specific term for the practice – or that it belonged to an artistic trend – until quite recently. When drawing, or just mindlessly…

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40,000-Year-Old Symbols Found in Caves Worldwide May Be the Earliest Written Language | Open Culture Stone Age Art, Mysteries Of The World, Old Symbols, Geography Map, Early Humans, New Scientist, Writing Systems, Hand Stencil, Cave Paintings

We may take it for granted that the earliest writing systems developed with the Sumerians around 3400 B.C.E. The archaeological evidence so far supports the theory. But it may also be possible that the earliest writing systems predate 5000-year-old cuneiform tablets by several thousand years.

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