Possible oldest swastika image discovered in Bulgaria

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have uncovered what may be the oldest known image of a swastika, engraved on a ceramic fragment over 5,000 years old. The discovery was made in the village of Riben, northwestern Bulgaria, during excavations of a Roman fortification from the 3rd century AD. Digging deeper, the team encountered a Neolithic site dating back more than 7,000 years. Among the artifacts found was the swastika fragment, likely incised using a robust bone tool. Expert Peter Banov reported the find, which is undergoing further analysis to determine if it predates Egyptian pictograms. The swastika has a long prehistory, appearing in Hindu Vedas, Buddhism, and even in the works of Rudyard Kipling and the Boy Scouts, before its appropriation by the Nazis.