number of so-called "knob-sickles" discovered in the Frankleben hoard, are discussed by Sommerfeld (1994). Sommerfeld favours an interpretation of these symbols as numerals associated with a lunar calendar.

Later proto-writing

Even after the Bronze Age, several cultures went through a period of using systems of proto-writing as an intermediate stage before the adoption of writing proper. The "Slavic runes"

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