Oldest Writing in New World Discovered, Scientists Say
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Sep. 15, 2006

A writing system lost for 3,000 years has been rediscovered on an ancient stone tablet in Mexico, archaeologists say.

The tablet is the earliest example of writing in the New World, pushing back the origins of writing in the region by several hundred years, according to a paper that will appear in tomorrow's edition of the journal Science.

Most likely, the Olmec people, who once lived along the Gulf of Mexico, created the tablet, the researchers say.

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