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Cave language discovered

Cave language discovered

Prehistoric cave markings in France show that humans used language to communicate 30,000 years ago. Genevieve von Petzinger, a researcher from the University of Victoria, made the discovery by studying the "behaviour" of the signs over thousands of years. She identified 26 markings that kept reappearing and could only conclude that their use was intentional. Find out more about her discovery at New analysis of "cave signs" show prehistoric language use (www).