Bulgaria. Pictograma de hace 7.000 años, prototipo de la escritura lineal
Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov shows a clay plate, which he claims contains one of the worlds oldest scripts, during a news conference in Sofia August 3, 2006. The plate, which he says dates back to the 5th millennium BC, was unearthed some 20 years ago in a Thracian mound but was donated to a Bulgarian archaeological museum recently, Ovcharov said. REUTERS/Nikolay Doychinov (BULGARIA)
Una tablilla de barro con un pictograma que data de comienzos del quinto milenio antes de Cristo, hallada al sur de Bulgaria, puede ser el prototipo de la escritura lineal ya que es la pieza más antigua en Europa de sus características.
La tablilla mide 7 centímetros de alto y 8 centímetros de ancho, tiene un grueso de 1,3 centímetros y está dividida en cinco campos, informó hoy la prensa búlgara.
Cada uno de esos campos, a su vez, tiene dos partes con sendos símbolos separados por líneas horizontales y verticales.
En este pictograma hay un total de diez signos en cinco grupos, lo cual nos hace pensar que se trata de conceptos enteros codificados en cada uno de los campos, señaló el arqueólogo Nikolay Ovcharov a la prensa.
En la tablilla hay un círculo, que los expertos interpretan como un símbolo del culto al sol, y varios rombos y triángulos, que representan la diosa madre y la fertilidad.
Sin embargo, la más sorprendente es, en su opinión, una figura humana con un brazo tendido que puede representar un sacrificio humano.
Esto hace suponer que la tablilla era utilizada en actos religiosos y que los pictogramas constituyen instrucciones para los sacerdotes sobre la ejecución de determinados ritos.
Asimismo, los arqueólogos admiten que el pictograma puede ser el prototipo de la escritura minoica lineal A, considerada hasta ahora la más antigua de Europa.
La pieza la donó al arqueólogo recientemente un empresario que la había mantenido en secreto en su colección particular desde hacía 20 años.
Fuente: Terra Actualidad EFE, 4 de agosto de 2006
Enlace: http://actualidad.terra.es/ciencia/articulo/
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(1) Bulgarian Archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov (not on the picture) shows tiny bronze figurines that date back to the 2nd and 3rd century AD., during a news conference in Bulgarian capital Sofia,Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. Ovcharov claims they have been unearthed by villagers near the ruins of the ancient dwellings of Perperikon and Tatul, located close to each other near the city of Kardzhali, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of the capital. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
(2) Bulgarian Archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov (not on the picture) shows tiny bronze figurines that date back to the 2nd and 3rd century AD., during a news conference in Bulgarian capital Sofia,Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. Ovcharov claims they have been unearthed by villagers near the ruins of the ancient dwellings of Perperikon and Tatul, located close to each other near the city of Kardzhali, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of the capital. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
(3) Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov shows a pair of ancient golden earrings encrusted with an ivory gem, during a news conference in Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. Ovcharov claims they date back to the 2nd century AD and have been found about two weeks ago by villagers near the ruins of the ancient dwelling of Perperikon, located near Kardzhali in southeastern Bulgaria, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of the capital. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
(4) Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov (not on the picture) shows a pair of ancient golden earrings encrusted with an ivory gem, during a news conference in Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. Ovcharov claims they date back to the 2nd century AD and have been found about two weeks ago by villagers near the ruins of the ancient dwelling of Perperikon, located near Kardzhali in southeastern Bulgaria, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of the capital. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
(5) Bulgarian Archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov shows tiny bronze figurines that date back to the 2nd and 3rd century AD., during a news conference in the Bulgarian capital Sofia,Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. Ovcharov claims they have been unearthed by villagers near the ruins of the ancient dwellings of Perperikon and Tatul, located close to each other near the city of Kardzhali, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of the capital. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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Alexander Guillen -
1. Demasido pequeña la muestra para sacar conclusiones.
2. Procedencia dudosa. (empresario!!, Bulgaria!!!)
3. Tipicos reclamos sensacionalistas (edad record etc.)