Evidence of a 'lost' civilization's alphabet discovered in Spain

A 2,400-year-old tablet unearthed in appears to be inscribed with an alphabetic sequence of 21 signs, predating by 400 years.

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) made the 8-inch slate public last week — discovered at Casas del Turuñuelo, an anthropological dig site believed to have been a sanctuary or temple for the lost Paleo-Hispanic society called Tartessos.

The CSIC said that the tablet also depicts 'a framework on which figures of warriors were found' members of .

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