We Deciphered Ancient Text From 5000 Years Ago

Irving Finkel lectures on Cuneiform, an ancient form of writing, dating all the way back to 5000 years ago. More than five thousand years ago, a revolutionary script emerged in the fertile lands of Mesopotamia that would transform how people counted, governed, worshipped and told stories. This was cuneiform, the world’s earliest known writing system.

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