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These include symbols depicting a building ... relationship that would link the one with the other," he told Live Science in an email. "Furthermore, several of the shapes — such as a narrow ...

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But the origins of proto-cuneiform’s emergence have been murky, and many of its symbols remain undeciphered. Researchers conducting a careful analysis of proto-cuneiform symbols were surprised ...