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Published online 30 April 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030428-7
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Earliest handwriting found?
Chinese relics hint at Neolithic rituals.
Symbols carved into tortoise shells more than 8,000 years ago may be the oldest words yet discovered. The findings may also shed light on the ritualistic practices of Neolithic China.
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