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Yin-Yang sign (Taijitu)


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The oldest Taijitu emblems are found in Europe.

Cucuteni-Trypillian (far out of our timeframe, 4800-3000 BC)

Celtic (500 BC)

Ornamental_Bronze_Plaque%2C_Celtic_Horse

Etruscans (400 BC)

Roman (400 AD, first know 'classical' yin yang symbol)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Armigeri_defensores_seniores_shield_pattern.svg

The video that taught me this:

The wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taijitu#European_iconography

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