Symbols found carved into 40,000-year-old artifacts may be precursor to writing

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

40,000-year-old German artifacts may display written language precursor

A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to establish a distinct culture in Europe - bears ...
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Signs on Stone Age objects: Precursor to written language dates back 40,000 years

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis by linguist Christian Bentz at Saarland University and archaeologist Ewa ...

40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...
Hindustan Times

Roman script for Kokborok language: Indigenous Tripura students body to form human chain

Agartala: Members of Tripura’s indigenous students’ bodies — Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF) and Tipra Indigenous Students’ Federation (TISF) — will form a human chain on Saturday in Agartala, ...
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New Fairfield schools propose $53.6M budget with new investments in music, world languages

NEW FAIRFIELD — The school district’s $53.6 million financial plan for the upcoming fiscal year would raise spending by about $2.3 million — or 4.4% — over the current year’s $51.3 million budget.
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‘International conspiracy’: Why the BJP is opposing the Roman script for Tripura’s Kokborok tongue

Last week, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha declared that his government would not agree to the Kokborok language, spoken by Tripura’s tribal groups, being written in the Roman script. These groups ...
The Week

Govt will not allow Roman script for Kokborok language Tripura CM

Agartala, Jan 27 (PTI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday rejected the demand for introducing Roman script for the Kokborok language, spoken by nearly 19 tribes of the state. His comment ...
St George News

New year, new script: How small shifts in your language can create positive changes in your life

Do you ever catch yourself saying, “That’s just my luck”, “I never find the right partner” or “Bad things always happen to me”? Do you realize that when you repeat negative phrases about yourself and ...
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CHARON: Polyglot Code Analysis for Detecting Vulnerabilities in Scripting Languages Native Extensions

Abstract: Scripting languages like Python or JavaScript are extremely popular among developers, in part due to their massive open-source ecosystems that enable smooth code reuse. However, recent work ...
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Shared Languages Workshop Braids Cultures Together

Across from the Garfield Green Line Station there are quite a few abandoned buildings. If you’ve taken the 55 through Washington Park, you know that this area looks run-down and pretty lifeless. But ...