Jiahu symbols
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"Jiahu symbols" (贾湖契刻符号) refers to the 16 markings on prehistoric artifacts found in Jiahu, a neolithic Peiligang culture site found in Henan, China. Dated to 6600 BC, some archaeologists believe the markings to be a writing system related to the Oracle bone script (e.g. similar markings of 目 “eye”, 日 “sun; day”), but some doubt that the markings represent writing at all.
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- "'Earliest writing' found in China" at BBC News
- 中国文字体系形成的时代 ("Time period when Chinese characters were forming") – website written in Simplified Chinese
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