# Shan M. M. Winn · Person

> American archaeologist whose 1973 UCLA dissertation and 1981 book gave the Vinča signs their standard list and the verdict "pre-writing". In The Vinča…

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# Shan M. M. Winn

American archaeologist whose 1973 UCLA dissertation and 1981 book gave the Vinča signs their standard list and the verdict "pre-writing"

[The Vinča signs](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs)[1 event][1 source]

Shan M. M. Winn is american archaeologist, author of Pre-writing in Southeastern Europe (1981), and appears in the record of Vinča signs as american archaeologist whose 1973 UCLA dissertation and 1981 book gave the Vinča signs their standard list and the verdict "pre-writing".

One event on the site involves Winn: Shan Winn publishes Pre-writing in Southeastern Europe with the 210-sign list (1981).

One question rest in part on what Winn did or said, among them “How many distinct Vinča signs are there, and how stable is the inventory across sites and phases?”, which stands no evidence yet.

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## In the mysteries

**The Vinča signs**

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[The mystery ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs)

[How many distinct Vinča signs are there, and how stable is the inventory across sites and phases?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs/questions/QST0DEDW37PF87Q/how-many-distinct-vinca-signs-are-there-and-how-stable-is)No evidence yet: No evidence yet

## What Shan M. M. Winn did 1

1981[Shan Winn publishes Pre-writing in Southeastern Europe with the 210-sign list](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs/events/EVT0DEDT1V7KR8Y/shan-winn-publishes-pre-writing-in-southeastern-europe-with)

## Sources 1

[Pre-writing in Southeastern Europe: The Sign System of the Vinča Culture, ca. 4000 B.C.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKP9499A0/pre-writing-in-southeastern-europe-the-sign-system-of-the)

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Compiled the 210-sign Vinča list; argued the signs are pre-writing, not a script

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American archaeologist, author of Pre-writing in Southeastern Europe (1981)

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