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@Natasha_Jay The invisible entries are marked by a hawthorn tree. #RecentResearch. I also learned that Faery is a place, not a 'species', so "Faery", not "Faery realm" and "Faery folk" not "faeries". Tolkein called them "Elves" to avoid the confusion caused by Victorian 'fairy stories'. It's safer to stay away. Hawthorns must only be trimmed in May, when there is blossom but Beltane fires are lit to protect the community from mischief when the veil is thinnest.
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A new study suggests that symbols engraved on artifacts up to 40,000 years old in Europe may have been precursors to the earliest writing systems.
Read more: https://omniletters.com/marks-from-40000-years-ago-may-be-a-precursor-to-writing/
#Archaeology #AncientHistory #Prehistory #EarlyWriting #OriginsOfWriting #WritingSystems #RockArt #AncientSymbols #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #ScientificStudy #HumanEvolution #AncientEurope #40000YearsOld #HistoryMysteries #AncientCivilizations #Antiquity #ScienceAndHistory #RecentResearch #CulturalHeritage