seeder Posted July 19, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Quote Is this the world's oldest emoji? 'Smiley face' is found carved onto a 3,700-year-old pitcher in Turkey The world's first emoji may have been carved in Turkey in 1700 BC A 3,700-year-old sherbet pitcher was found marked with a smiley face It was found during excavations of the ancient city of Karkamış near Syria Earlier this year archaeologists claimed the original smiley face was drawn by a 17th century Slovakian lawyer Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4710138/Smiley-face-carved-3-700-year-old-pitcher.html#ixzz4nIfJ7clS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted July 19, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 19, 2017 aww that's rather sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skliss Posted July 20, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Like a hug from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted July 20, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I wonder if there is a modern bias going on here. What if it was originally created as an abstract design or some forgotten symbol, but we have interpreted as a smiley face since it is something we are familiar with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz_Light_Year Posted July 20, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 20, 2017 It was probably a hootch jar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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