QuestionsVinča signsWhen were the Tărtăria tablets made, and are they genuine Neolithic objects from the pit Vlassa described?Answer
Answer · Vinča signs
Modern fabrications
The Tărtăria tablets are modern, their signs copied from reproductions of Sumerian tablets in books available in Romania before 1961.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Direct dating or materials analysis shows modern clay, modern firing or modern tool marks.
- The signs match specific published Sumerian reproductions sign for sign, including reproduction errors.
What would rule it out
- Direct dating gives an ancient result.
- Contemporary photographs or notes from 1961 show the tablets in the ground.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Modern fabrications [Answer ANS0DEDYKS67VG7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDYKS67VG7
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year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDYKS67VG7},
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