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How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

Moudhy Al-Rashid on the Earliest Forms of Writing

By Moudhy Al-Rashid | August 26, 2025

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

Bartle Bull on the Mesopotamian Origins of Modern Civilization

By Bartle Bull | November 22, 2024

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Paul Cooper on Economic, Intellectual and Creative Development in the Ancient Near East

By Paul Cooper | July 24, 2024

What If... Listicles Are Actually an Ancient Form of Writing and Narrative?

What If... Listicles Are Actually an Ancient Form of Writing and Narrative?

James Vincent on One of Humanity’s Oldest Writing Systems

By James Vincent | November 16, 2022

Obsession and Desire in an Ancient Assyrian Library

Obsession and Desire in an Ancient Assyrian Library

Jo Marchant on the Discovery of a True Treasure

By Jo Marchant | September 2, 2020

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