An entropy analysis reports that low-complexity, repetition-heavy Aurignacian sequences overlap with Uruk 5 proto-cuneiform in the study’s plots. Uruk 4 and Uruk 3 average 13 and 17 signs per sequence; modern writing has the highest entropy and averages 28 signs. Classifiers separate Aurignacian from modern writing with near-perfect accuracy. The video argues that this means Ice Age marks behaved like early writing, but the statistical overlap alone does not establish writing. 📊🔍
Study finds Aurignacian–Uruk 5 entropy overlap; video calls it early writing
Key facts
- The analysis reports low unigram entropy and entropy rates, with repeated signs, in both the Aurignacian and Uruk 5 sequences.
- Uruk 4 and Uruk 3 average 13 and 17 signs per sequence, respectively.
- Modern writing has the highest entropy; 28 refers to its average sequence length, not an entropy value.
- The Aurignacian and Uruk 5 ellipses overlap in the study’s statistical plots, but that overlap does not establish equivalence or prove writing.
- Machine-learning classifiers distinguish Aurignacian from modern-writing samples with near-perfect accuracy within the analysed dataset.
- The video interprets the similarities as showing that Ice Age marks behaved like early writing; this interpretation must be attributed to the video rather than stated as established fact.
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