In China, found the ax with the inscription, which is 5,000 years old

Chinese archaeologists said they found during the excavation of an ax, the inscription on which can be considered as the most ancient of the now extant.

The researchers say that the mark on the broken ax was made about five thousand years ago. Around this period is considered to be above the oldest inscription of Mesopotamia.

Axes, among other finds discovered in the south of Shanghai. Some experts suggest that it may be a sample of the ancient Chinese.

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