From mysterious handprints to pictograms, discover how humans first turned thoughts into written symbols. Journey back 50,000 years to witness the invention that changed everything - the birth of human writing.
00:00 - The Cultural Explosion (50,000 Years Ago)
02:15 - First Human Markings: Hand Prints
04:30 - Cave Art: The Universal Language
06:45 - Birth of Pictograms and Ideograms
08:30 - Early Clay Tablets: Proto-Writing
10:45 - The Rebus Principle: Sounds Become Symbols
12:30 - The Dawn of True Writing