Centuries before the famously literate Maya, even before the Zapotecs, the Olmecs of ancient Mexico were carving symbols on stone and ceramics 2,600 years ago in what a team of archaeologists thinks is the earliest form of writing ever found in the New World, writes the NYTimes. Read more .... If you don't have an free account at NYTimes, you can use mine: user:ethno password:log123

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