As I've been saying here for over 2 decades...

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/archaeology-breakthrough-as-greek-alphabet-centuries-older-than-previously-thought/ar-AA1EecAG

Oral traditions have always been a complete fallacy and even the
researchers into them have always known that.

This research confirms that the alphabet was brought to Greece by Cadmus
in 1430 BC (source: The Chronicon) and was spread throughout Greece and
to Asia-Minor and Italy from 1200 BC onwards.

Homer wrote the Iliad and Odyssey somewhere around 930 BC, WROTE, and
passed it on to his student Cryophyllus in writing who passed it on to
Lycurgus in writing in 868 BC, 400 years before Herodotus flourished
(sources: Herodotus' Histories, The Chronicon).

The lies of 20th century historical revisionism have unrevealed by the following study:

Archaeology breakthrough as Greek alphabet 'centuries older' than
previously thought

The Greek alphabet, traditionally believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is now undergoing reevaluation thanks to groundbreaking
research at Leiden University. The writing system is derived from the
earlier Phoenician alphabet and is the earliest known alphabetic script
to systematically write vowels as well as consonants.

In Archaic and early Classical times, the Greek alphabet existed in many
local variants. However, by the end of the fourth century BC, the
Ionic-based Euclidean alphabet, made up of 24 letters from alpha to
omega, had become standard throughout the Greek-speaking world. It is a
version that is still used for Greek writing today. Associate Professor Willemijn Waal's investigation aims to explore whether the Greek
alphabet, initially recorded on perishable materials, might be centuries
older.

"In the 1930s, the prevailing theory was of an 'alphabetic bang,'" said
Prof Waal, according to The Greek Reporter. "It was thought that in the
eighth century BC, the Greek alphabet as we know it today swiftly
developed, spread, and diverged into other alphabets like those used in Anatolia and Italy, eventually leading to the Latin script."

However, new findings suggest a more gradual evolution and dissemination
of the alphabet. Carbon dating-a key tool in archaeological research-has revealed that the earliest Greek inscriptions found on pottery date back
to the ninth, or even tenth century BC, pushing its origins back by at
least a century.

What's more, the oldest surviving inscriptions are unlikely to be the
first texts ever written in the Greek alphabet, due to the fact that
most alphabetic scripts were recorded on less durable materials such as
papyrus and wood, which rarely survive over a long period of time.

This reevaluation challenges the notion of a long "Dark Age" in Greece,
where no alphabetic writing took place for a period of about four
centuries. It also prompts a reconsideration of ancient literacy in the
Aegean region and potentially changes our understanding of cultural
milestones, including those of Homer's the Iliad and Odyssey.

These epic poems, previously believed to have been orally transmitted
for centuries prior to being written down in the eighth century BC, may
have been influenced by earlier alphabetic traditions.

"The longstanding belief that both the Greek alphabet and Homer
originated in the eighth century BC has been widely accepted for nearly
a century," added Prof Waal. "Challenging this established knowledge
will likely face resistance. Yet, questioning and evolving our
understanding is what drives scientific discovery-it's where the
excitement lies. Science is a continuous journey of learning."

Today, the Greek alphabet serves as a source of international symbols in
maths, science and engineering. For example, lowercase alpha (α) can
represent an angle while pi (π) represents the ratio of the
circumference of a circle to its diameter.

When COVID-19 occured, the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to
name the various strains of the virus by using Greek letters, to avoid
naming any strains after countries where they might have originated and
so prevent any stigmatism. Omicron is 15th in the 24-letter alphabet.

https://greekreporter.com/2025/05/03/greek-alphabet-century-older/

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