# Gareth A. Owens 1999: Balkan Neolithic Scripts

> Gareth A. Owens, 1999. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. An Aegean epigrapher's short review of the Balkan Neolithic sign material (Tărtăria…

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# Balkan Neolithic Scripts

Gareth A. Owens, 1999.

**Vinča signs** Articledoi: **[10.1515/kadm.1999.38.1-2.114](https://doi.org/10.1515/kadm.1999.38.1-2.114)** 0

## What it's used for here

An Aegean epigrapher's short review of the Balkan Neolithic sign material (Tărtăria, Gradešnica, Karanovo, Dispilio), asking whether it meets the criteria for script and noting the lack of long texts and of any link to the Aegean scripts. Kadmos 38(1-2): 114-120.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The Dispilio tablet](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs/artifacts/ART0DEDTMK5DB92/the-dispilio-tablet)

ART

[The Karanovo seal](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs/artifacts/ART0DEDTNMKD73T/the-karanovo-seal)

ART

[Owens, reviewing the Balkan Neolithic material as an Aegean epigrapher, found no demonstrable connection to the Aegean…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs/evidence/EVD0DEE9HD5HE4K/owens-reviewing-the-balkan-neolithic-material-as-an-aegean)

Evidence

EVD

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

The mystery article

MYS

[Do the Dispilio tablet, the Gradešnica plaque and the Karanovo seal belong to the same sign tradition as the Vinča pottery marks?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vinca-signs/questions/QST0DEDW3GWGE7R/do-the-dispilio-tablet-the-gradesnica-plaque-and-the)

Question

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## Cite it

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Gareth A. Owens (1999). Balkan Neolithic Scripts. https://doi.org/10.1515/kadm.1999.38.1-2.114
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1515/kadm.1999.38.1-2.114)

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