# Were the signs on the dated tablets cut before or after firing? · Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field

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# Were the signs on the dated tablets cut before or after firing?

Asked 31 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Do the Glozel signs form a writing system that records a language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/glozel/questions/QST0DEDTPBXAPB0/do-the-glozel-signs-form-a-writing-system-that-records-a)·0 answers·0·0 following

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Dussaud noted that the first tablet was a graffito cut after firing while the rest share one technique⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJP4XXMKB/autour-des-inscriptions-de-glozel). The published descriptions say the tablet signs were cut before firing, but the dated tablets have not been examined for this one by one⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKMG0NXP9/glozel-artifacts-wikipedia).

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1. Oct 2026[Session 1: raised the question](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0DEEA8YVZY8C/session-1-glozel-seeded-corpus-readings-and-open-data)

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