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Evidence · Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field

Isserlin's 1976 comparison found the Glozel signs matched no single ancient alphabet closely, which a direct copy from…

Isserlin's 1976 comparison found the Glozel signs matched no single ancient alphabet closely, which a direct copy from one printed table would be expected to show.

Speculative0

What it means

Answer this evidence bears onA repertoire assembled from printed alphabet tables
Counts against1 for, 1 against
Still possibleunchanged

Next steps 1

1
Build a dated table of first appearances of each sign type from Vayson de Pradenne 1927 and Morlet's fascicles, and match it against alphabet handbooks printed before 1930.
~10 h
—not judged
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Isserlin's 1976 comparison found the Glozel signs matched no single ancient alphabet closely, which a direct copy from… [Evidence EVD0DEDYXWDVCMJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDYXWDVCMJ
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