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Earliest New World writing revealed
19:00 05 December 02
NewScientist.com news service

      The discovery of a fist-sized ceramic cylinder and fragments of engraved
plaques has pushed back the earliest evidence of writing in the Americas by at
least 350 years to 650 BC.

      Rolling the cylinder printed symbols indicating allegiance to a king - a
striking difference from the Old World, where the oldest known writing was used
for keeping records by the first accountants.

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