Aboriginal message sticks are a fascinating insight into a complex system of written communication

When we think of writing systems we likely think of an Alphabetic writing system, where each symbol (letter) in the alphabet ...
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Aboriginal message sticks are a fascinating insight into a complex system of written communication

Noel Pearson with a message stick depicting the gurtha (ancestral fire) during the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, 2023. Credit: MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE When we think of writing systems we ...