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Evidence · Vinča signs

A few objects carry grouped signs in registers (the Tărtăria tablets, the Gradešnica plaque) that no mark-and-ornament…

A few objects carry grouped signs in registers (the Tărtăria tablets, the Gradešnica plaque) that no mark-and-ornament account explains, if they are genuine Vinča-period objects.

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What it means

Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onThe signs are marks and ornament, not a system
Counts against1 for, 1 against
Still possibleunchanged

Sources 2

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A few objects carry grouped signs in registers (the Tărtăria tablets, the Gradešnica plaque) that no mark-and-ornament… [Evidence EVD0DEE9DTFE58M]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEE9DTFE58M
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