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The other useful feature is that clay tablets are mostly fireproof, infact a good fire (like one that destroyed alexandra) makes tablets waterproof
by KaiserPro 4y ago
The other useful feature is that clay tablets are mostly fireproof, infact a good fire (like one that destroyed alexandra) makes tablets waterproof
- KaiserPro 4y agoAlso, you should also listen to "The Ark Before Noah" by Irving Finkel the reason why you should listen to him read his own book, is because he is a one of a kind academic that _lives_ his craft. its infectious as it is informative. it gives a background about how Sumerian and Akkadian was decoded.
- noneeeed 4y agoThankyou for the reminder of that book. I've been a big fan of Finkel's for a long time, for exactly the reason you describe and his playful humour. I've been trying to find something on Audible to listen to and this sounds right up my street.
- alexpotato 4y agoI heard this point made a while back about how design choices and/or technical limitations led to different parts of ancient cultures being preserved: - Some civilizations wrote on clay but built with wood/straw. We know a lot about their writing but almost nothing about their structures. - Some civilizations wrote on papyrus but built with stone. We know a lot about their structures but not a lot about their writing (unless it was written on a building). The ancient Egyptians are the classic example here.