Japan’s “Oldest Known Writing” is Just Permanent Marker: Experts

[ad_1] For years, Japan has been in possession of what many regard as the first extant writing from the nation’s history. However, new work by a research team in the city of Nara sheds some major doubt on that claim. What was once thought to be “ancient writing,” they’ve concluded, seems like an all-too-modern phenomenon. …

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