The First Writing
The Ancients
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What Do These Marks Indicate?
The number of marks in a sequence of lines or dots associated with a particular animal tells us exactly when that species is mating and the y-sign. We were able to show again using modern ethological analogies is an excellent predictor of animals giving birth. The study was led by Ben Bacon who has spent years gestating on this and constructing a huge database so the idea is that these are representing in quite some detail major events in the annual lifetime of these animals.
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