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Unveiling Ancient Writing: The Dawenkou pictographs

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In 1969 Beijing witnessed a remarkable exhibition of pottery artifacts. Linked to the Dawenkou Culture, these ceramic shards featured inscriptions that scholars found especially captivating. While some viewed them as mere symbols, others couldn't help seeing them as embryonic Chinese characters. What does the discovery of these pictographs have to say about the origins of the Chinese civilization and what hidden meanings might they hold? Let's find out.

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