60 carved signs on stone slab defy every known script
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Recovered from Bashplemi Lake in Dmanisi, southern Georgia, a basalt artifact is under review as experts assess its age, origin and purpose.

A carved stone tablet found in southern Georgia bears dozens of symbols that have no clear parallel in known languages or writing systems.

The discovery suggests that part of the region’s written past remains undocumented, with implications for how early societies recorded meaning and authority.

The stone tablet was recovered from Bashplemi Lake in Dmanisi Municipality and contains 60 carved symbols that researchers are now examining to determine its age, origin, and possible function.

Late in the autumn of 2021, fishermen noticed the carved slab when the lake level dropped and mud exposed it.

  • The_v@lemmy.worldEnglish
    201·
    6 days ago

    My guess - 1800’s origin.

    People traveling around selling all sorts of ancient things like papyrus was in fashion and made a ton of money. All sorts of “ancient” things were also manufactured during the time period as well.

    • rollin@piefed.socialEnglish
      7·
      5 days ago

      The rock actually appears to be local:

      Measurements put the slab at 9.5 by 7.9 in, close to book size. Researchers identified vesicular basalt, volcanic rock with bubble-like holes, and traced the material to volcanic outcrops around the lake.