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Olmecs may have invented writing in the Americas
Researchers excavating near La Venta on the Mexican Gulf coast report 2600 year old carvings and a cylinder printing stone with symbols closely resembling later Mayan glyphs. The find suggests Olmecs initiated writing later adopted by Mayas, dating to about 650 B.C. and predating previous earliest examples.
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Mexico
Americas
la Venta
Gulf of Mexico
Kevin ©. Pope
Pope
Maryland
Geo Eco Are
Mary E. D. Pohl
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Pohl
Alan
Michael D. Coe
Yale University
Ort
Science