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45,000 BC:
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Neanderthal Man carves on Wooly Mammoth tooth, discovered near
Tata, Hungary
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30,000:
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Horse engraved on pelvis bone. Ivory horse, oldest known animal
carving, from mammoth ivory, discovered near Vogelherd, Germany
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28,000:
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Sketch of Cro Magnon engravingmay be lunar notation. The
Cro-Magnon notation, possibly of phases of the moon, carved onto
bone, discovered at Blanchard, France.
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c. 10,000:
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Engraved antler baton, with seal, salmon and plants portrayed,
discovered at Montgaudier, France
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c. 8,000 -- 3100 BC:
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In Mesopotamia, tokens used for accounting and record keeping
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