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Brewed brilliance: the surprising role of beer in the rise of Sumerian society
The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...
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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.