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Proto-cuneiform, the one well-studied proto-writing, is an administrative system of numerals, commodity signs and…

Proto-cuneiform, the one well-studied proto-writing, is an administrative system of numerals, commodity signs and totals; the Vinča material has no numeral system beyond strokes and no totals.

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Answer this evidence bears onThe signs are proto-writing, a notation without language
Counts against1 for, 1 against
Still possibleunchanged

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Proto-cuneiform, the one well-studied proto-writing, is an administrative system of numerals, commodity signs and… [Evidence EVD0DEE9BZ5YRZX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEE9BZ5YRZX
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