Thursday, March 31, 2011

Earliest writing translated


A French scientist, after two decades of work, has managed to translate some 30,000 year old markings on a cave wall, likely the earliest example of written communication. This short passage, roughly translates to: "This new discovery, fire, should be banned from human society. This technology is so dangerous that it threatens to wipe out all human life. And for what, just to make our food warm?"
So there you have it, human nature.

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