Earliest writing found in Egypt

Tuesday 15 December 1998 19:02 EST

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Earliest writing found in Egypt

A GERMAN archaeologist in Egypt said he had found what could be the earliest known writing by humankind - records of linen and oil deliveries from 5,300 years ago in southern Egypt, challenging the belief that the first people to write were the Sumerians of Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago.

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