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Geometric signs on 40,000-year-old figurines rival protocuneiform

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A study found humans 40,000 years ago carved geometric signs on figurines rivaling early protocuneiform in complexity, placing the compression instinct tens of thousands of years before writing.

Reported metric: 40,000 years

Reporting date: 2026-03-05 (not necessarily the event date)

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Geometric signs on 40,000-year-old figurines rival protocuneiform
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Reporting date: 2026-03-05
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-05-compression-predates-writing
Claim: A study found humans 40,000 years ago carved geometric signs on figurines rivaling early protocuneiform in complexity, placing the compression instinct tens of thousands of years before writing.
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- Welcome to March 5, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-5-2026
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