A new paper has identified twenty-three words from a language supposedly spoken in Europe before the end of the last ice age (via Mefi). The words are thou, I, not, that, we, give, who, this, what, man, ye, old, mother, hear, hand, fire, pull, black, flow, bark, ashes, spit and worm.

Judging from some linguists’ reaction the claim seems doubtful, but I pulled this from the ashes.

Hear Not

Mother,
What is this?
     Bark.
     Fire.

Old man,
What is this?
     Fire.
     Flow.

Mother,
What is this?
     Black.
     Ashes.

Old man,
Who gives fire?
     Old man.
     Mother.

Mother,
Who am I?
     Hand.
     Fire.
     Ashes.

7 May 2013 · Whatever