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  "path": "/writing-may-have-begun-40000-years-ago/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T20:00:23.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical complexity matches that of proto-cuneiform, pushing the origins of writing-like systems back over 40,000 years. More than 40,000 years ago, early humans were already engraving marks onto tools, figurines, and other objects. A new study by linguist Christian Bentz of [...]",
  "title": "Writing May Have Begun 40,000 Years Ago"
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