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Linguistic conundrum


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Here's one for you archeology buffs out there....

You can track human migration through language.

The oldest form of proto-writing is considered to be that of the Vinca, an early European culture, from between 6000 and 4000 B.C. which then moves south to.....

The oldest written language is considered to be Sumerian cuniform, from about 3400 B.C., then language travels across Asia and crosses a land bridge and eventually winds up in....

The oldest written language in the Americas is found on a stone slab discovered in 2006 in Mexico, considered to be part of the Olmec civilization and dated roughly 3000 years ago, or about 1000 B.C. Makes sense.....but wait......

The oldest civilization that evidence has been found of in the Americas is the Caral Supe, a recently discovered Peruvian civilization that dates back to 3000 to 2500 B.C.

Now, what are all the questions that this chain of events brings up?

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Here's one for you archeology buffs out there....

You can track human migration through language.

The oldest form of proto-writing is considered to be that of the Vinca, an early European culture, from between 6000 and 4000 B.C. which then moves south to.....

The oldest written language is considered to be Sumerian cuniform, from about 3400 B.C., then language travels across Asia and crosses a land bridge and eventually winds up in....

The oldest written language in the Americas is found on a stone slab discovered in 2006 in Mexico, considered to be part of the Olmec civilization and dated roughly 3000 years ago, or about 1000 B.C. Makes sense.....but wait......

The oldest civilization that evidence has been found of in the Americas is the Caral Supe, a recently discovered Peruvian civilization that dates back to 3000 to 2500 B.C.

Now, what are all the questions that this chain of events brings up?

It all scares me

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If this is a quirky bit of humor directed at people afraid of history, bravo.

If not, what could possibly be scary about something that has already happened?

I am very interested in human evolution and would like to hear the answer to your riddle posed above.

The fact that you and I have been able to communicate for like 1 millionth of the earth's history makes me realize how insignificant we may be

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