If the Vinča script once really existed who could have written or read it
2005
The paper considers about the possible
meaningand social
functionof
signsand symbols from
Vinca, and used in Danube Neolithic society. Many scholars have tried to answer two main questions about the nature of the
signs: first, does they form a system, and (if so), could such a system be interpreted as an original prehistoric script? A new approach to the problem, focused on an archaeological reconstruction of the basic function of ceramic objects bearing the
signs, offers strong evidence that the
signswere used in the context of ordinary domestic life, much more than in ritual and/or ceremonial contexts. An important set of data suggests that practically every single
Vincahousehold had inscribed objects and that many of the
signsand
signgroups are uniform, just as in organized writing. Consequently, such a complex notation system could have been a form of written communication throughout
Vincasociety.
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