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Answer · Pictish symbol stones

The system was in use by the third to fourth century AD.

The system was in use by the third to fourth century AD.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Further symbol-bearing contexts date to the Roman Iron Age.

What would rule it out

  • Re-dating shows the Dunnicaer carvings are not associated with the third- to fourth-century occupation.

Evidence 2 for · none against

The questions it answers

AnsweredNo answer ahead

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The system was in use by the third to fourth century AD. [Answer ANS0CQHAN683C69]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQHAN683C69
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