Before Writing: How Symbols Changed Human Reality

Long before writing, humans were already using symbols, marks, images, memory and ritual to store meaning. This video explores Blombos Cave, Ice Age signs, early counting, proto-writing and the hidden world of knowledge that existed before text. 💬 WHAT DO YOU THINK? How much knowledge do you think existed before writing — and how much of it may have disappeared without leaving a trace? 📖 READ THE ARTICLE https://medium.com/the-idea-of-reality/when-symbols-changed-reality-the-forgotten-world-before-writing-c537f1b88b37 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌌 BECOME A MEMBER Support The Idea of Reality with a paid channel membership. Enjoy exclusive loyalty badges, custom emojis, and more. See the current member benefits here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrCjVyiUznlR0xp-MQIZyeg/join 🔔 SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE Explore more questions about the universe and the nature of reality: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrCjVyiUznlR0xp-MQIZyeg?sub_confirmation=1 Enjoyed the video? Like it, share your thoughts, and send it to someone who enjoys exploring big questions. 📖 FIND US ON MEDIUM https://medium.com/the-idea-of-reality ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT THE IDEA OF REALITY We explore physics, cosmology, consciousness, human history, and unexplained phenomena — examining the evidence, the ideas, and the questions that shape our understanding of reality. #Prehistory #HumanHistory #AncientSymbols #OriginsOfWriting #EarlyWriting #ProtoWriting #Archaeology #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #AncientHistory #CaveArt #BlombosCave #IshangoBone #Cuneiform #Hieroglyphs #AncientKnowledge #Symbolism #HumanCulture #PrehistoricArt #AncientHumans #WritingHistory #HistoryOfWriting #Memory #OralTradition #AncientCivilizations #HumanOrigins #Science #History #TheIdeaOfReality #Symbols