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  "path": "/science/archaeology/earliest-precursor-writing-germany/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T21:42:10.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Statistical analysis reveals ancient bone carvings hold complex information rivaling early Mesopotamian scripts.",
  "title": "Mysterious Marks on 40,000-Year-Old Ice Age Figurines May Actually Be the Earliest Precursor to Writing"
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