Archaeology breakthrough as 4,000-year-old finding gives bleak assessment on 'red tape'
The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...
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4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians' Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists - The administrative tablets give a rare ...
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What was the Ancient Sumer civilisation?
writing, and the 60 minute clock are all thought to have been invented by the Sumerians. The 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Archaeologists have found artefacts that tell us about Ancient ...
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Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed
The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...
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Symposium puts spotlight on ancient civilization's global impact
A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...