A bowl of cereal looks simple, but it’s the end of a long chain of choices that changed human life more than almost any ...
Figure 1. 'Unicorn' stamp seal and modern impression. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access/Public domain In my previous post, I discussed the Indian subcontinent's first civilization and ...
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The world’s oldest form of proto-writing may have been discovered in Germany — it’s over 40,000 years old
A possible 40,000-year-old proto-writing system is reshaping the story of humanity’s earliest methods of communication. Engraved objects unearthed in Germany suggest that Paleolithic hunter-gatherers ...
Introduction : a difficult topic, little studied, poorly understood -- What is writing? -- Writing with signs -- Categories and features of writing -- Some general issues in the study of writing -- ...
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Echoes of impermanence: The rise and fall of ancient civilizations and their lessons for today
“Great civilizations are not murdered. Instead, they take their own lives.” The great historian Arnold Toynbee concluded this ...
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