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8,000-year old kanji

Postby Taro Toporific » Sat May 19, 2007 11:34 am

[floatl]Image[/floatl] Chinese writing '8,000 years old'
BBC News -Friday, 18 May 2007, 13:19 GMT 14:19 UK
Chinese archaeologists studying ancient rock carvings say they have evidence that modern Chinese script is thousands of years older than previously thought.State media say researchers identified more than 2,000 pictorial symbols dating back 8,000 years, on cliff faces in the north-west of the country....more...
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Postby dimwit » Sat May 19, 2007 12:04 pm

Betcha the kanji had something to do with 'goat sex':D
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Postby Blah Pete » Sat May 19, 2007 8:38 pm

dimwit wrote:Betcha the kanji had something to do with 'goat sex':D
The Kanji does sort of resemble some kind of bestiality. Does Boothe have any relatives from China?
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Postby Adhesive » Sun May 20, 2007 9:35 am

Wow, so you mean the archaic and outdated use of pictographs in writing is even older than we previously thought?







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Postby Greji » Sun May 20, 2007 12:11 pm

Adhesive wrote:Wow, so you mean the archaic and outdated use of pictographs in writing is even older than we previously thought?

Relax, kanji-fans, I'm only joking.

Wow, thanks for tha explanation I thought you were talking about me and my goats!
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