The Prehistory of Writing

I often speak of ‘the Magdalenian 14,000 years ago’ as a touchstone for a time when everybody was a hunter-gatherer.

It is worth remembering that most people were, far later into the process of us domesticating ourselves.

And, that the Magda shorthand only refers to a material culture from one place:

15k year old Magdalenian Writing | Ice Age Europe

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And that there is a ‘Magdalenian’ element much closer to home, in many senses of the word.

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