00:04This is a stone tablet. It was discovered by locals who were fishing in the country of Georgia's
00:09Bashplemye Lake. It was found in 2021, though experts say it was likely crafted in the Bronze
00:15Age. However, the tablet is baffling archaeologists, as they have been unable to identify the
00:20mysterious symbols which are written on it. They say they have now confirmed that this is the first
00:24example of this script ever found, with the find containing 39 distinct unknown characters.
00:30And because we have no idea what the script is, obviously experts have no idea what any of it
00:34means either. It likely dates back over five and a half thousand years, meaning there's a good chance
00:39we never will as well. Archaeologists say that the area was once a melting pot for different cultures
00:45at the time, with artifacts written in Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Middle Persian all having been found
00:50there. In fact, they say the symbols on this undeciphered stone tablet seem to have multiple
00:54influences, with researchers outlining that the symbols are similar to Middle Eastern writings,
00:59with the seals also having a lot in common with early Bronze and early Iron Age, Georgia.
