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This archaeological horizon is especially interesting as it is connected to the first occurrence of proto-writing (Vinca script), Advanced Metallurgy (first dag
by singularity2001 6y ago
This archaeological horizon is especially interesting as it is connected to the first occurrence of proto-writing (Vinca script), Advanced Metallurgy (first daggers, Varna gold burial) and the later corded ware horizon which is now almost established to be the homeland of speakers of Proto Indo European (The linguistic descendants of which are 70% of all living people today, 46% natively.)
- posterboy 6y agonone of that meets the strong scientific definitiins. It's doubtful if Vinca symbols recorded language by the definition of linguistics or were just graphics of another kind. Corded wear would post-date PIE, which homeland ist still hypothetic, and even Bell Beakers, but they are connected to Indo-European expansions. I never heard about the Varna Gold burial so, who knows, might be the information is wrong, too.