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Archaeologists first found the cylinders in 2004 ... looking forward to more evidence that the inscriptions represent an alphabet rather than another type of writing system.

Researchers have discovered evidence of what they say is the world’s oldest alphabet, believed to have existed in the Middle East hundreds of years earlier than other ancient scripts.

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In the area thought to have once been part of Tartessos, only two alphabet inscriptions have been found: one with 27 symbols but poorly dated, and the other with only a few symbols preserved.

Experts are not sure if this is another copy of a known alphabet or a completely independent script. The 2,400-year-old slate found at the Tartessian ruins. Photo from the Guareña City Council ...