Clay tablets dating back to 5,000 BC show writing did NOT appear in Mesopotamia first

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In 1961, archaeologist Nicolae Vlassa began work at a site near the village of Tartaria, an area famous for its many artifacts made out of pottery.

Despite a hesitant start, the work of the archaeological team finally paid off when they unearthed three clay tablets that brought together scientists from around the world.

The fact that a good part of the historical events were about to change direction made the scientific community look at this discovery with disbelief.

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Aside from the tablets, archaeologists also discovered 26 statues of clay and stone, a doll made of clams and human remains.

However, all three clay tablets quickly became the center of attention for a number of researchers and authors.

Two of them had a rectangular shape while the other way round.

The symbols were embedded on one side, and the rectangular elements had a small hole that, according to the researchers, was not just a coincidence.

Two of these plates were covered with runes representing old texts dating back at least a millennium before the tablets found at Djemer-Nasr, Kia, and Uruk in Sumeria.

The artifacts unearthed in Tartaria led investigators to believe that they belonged to a very influential civilization at that time and that they contained writings that may have belonged to either ancient priests or shamans of the time.

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