the oldest or first ever letter/word/story/painting...

[cacian]

what would you say is the oldest or first ever from the following list?


letter
word
print
drink
story
painting
garment
musical instrument (sound)
Monarch
game

to be bestowed in English or other language on this earth?

[Whifflingpin]

My guess is that 'ma' is the oldest word.

And maybe peek-a-boo is the oldest game.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Drink =


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Awash_river.jpg/250px-Awash_river.jpg

The Awash river where "Lucy" was discovered.
(assuming you're talking about Hominin's. T=Rex had his drink much earlier)



Painting =


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Lascaux2.jpg/220px-[i]Lascaux2.jpg

[cacian]

My guess is that 'ma' is the oldest word.

And maybe peek-a-boo is the oldest game.

Hey Whifflingpin you might well be right and peek-a-boo made laugh haha:biggrin5:

[cacian]

Drink =


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Awash_river.jpg/250px-Awash_river.jpg

The Awash river where "Lucy" was discovered.
(assuming you're talking about Hominin's. T=Rex had his drink much earlier)

Hi Gilliat who is Lucy?

Painting =


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Lascaux2.jpg/220px-[i]Lascaux2.jpg
This pick must be from a cave in Africa right?

[papayahed]

This pick must be from a cave in Africa right?

France

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Hi Gilliat who is Lucy?

This pick must be from a cave in Africa right?

This is "Lucy":

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080410180854/peanuts/images/e/e9/Lucy_van_Pelt.png

Just kidding...somebody stop me!

I was referring to this "Lucy": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis


France

In the words of Charlie Brown: "That's it"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8SDztycKwY

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[cacian]

papayahed and Gilliat thank you for the replies!
I like Lucy's pic by the way haha.