explorersweb reported that archaeologists believe that the carved characters on the small clay pieces excavated in ancient tombs in Syria are the oldest letters in human history.
The clay and tombs excavated are believed to date back to 2400 BC after experts used the carbon age determination method. This means that the writing system on the artifacts has existed for other primary lettering for about 5,000 years.
Previously, most experts believed that the ancient Egyptians were the ones who invented the lettering around 1900 BC.
Professor Glenn Schwartz from the University of Johns Hopkins, who is also the leader of the archaeological project, said the new discovery shows that humans have developed communication technology very early and originated from completely different locations with what has been proven.
explorersweb also said that to get the results of the study on the real origin of the lettering, experts had to go through a 16-year excavation in the tell umm-el Marra area, western Syria.
Among the excavated ancient tombs, Professor Schwartz's scientific team not only found clay pieces carved with chu chu chu bang tay but also many other antiques including jewelry and ceramics.
Because they were found to have small holes in each piece of clay, Professor Glenn Schwartz believes that they could be a label that records the details of an object and tying them to them. However, everything is still just a theory, Mr. Schwartz said: "There is no way to translate this text, we can only speculate".
To clarify this, Schwartz and his team continue investigating the development of small cities and urban areas across Syria.
