# Direct dating places symbol use well before the sixth century at several sites.

> Direct dating places symbol use well before the sixth century at several sites.

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# Direct dating places symbol use well before the sixth century at several sites.

Direct dating places symbol use well before the sixth century at several sites.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The system began in the sixth or seventh century AD.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/answers/ANS0CQHANXP4WS9/the-system-began-in-the-sixth-or-seventh-century-ad)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Direct dating places symbol use well before the sixth century at several sites. [Evidence EVD0CQHAP5G0C6E]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CQHAP5G0C6E
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