Monthly Archives: January 2011

Administration: external links

Posted on January 2, 2011 by ducky

I dithered a little bit about whether I should put external links into these posts.  I do want these posts to be short, something that you can feel confident that you will finish before you finish your morning coffee.  Furthermore, … Continue reading →

Posted in Administration | 1 Comment

Sumerian cuneiform — 3200 BC, Iraq

Posted on January 2, 2011 by ducky

Scholars argue about which came first, Egyptian hieroglyphics or Sumerian cuneiform, but neither side has convinced me. Given that they developed within 100 years (in about 3200 BC) and 1000 kilometers of each other, it’s pretty certain that one led … Continue reading →

Posted in Logograms, probably developed by illiterate(s), probably first in its area, Rating: 4 "Huh, interesting!", technology influenced | 9 Comments

Proto-writing — 7000 BC, Iraq

Posted on January 1, 2011 by ducky

Nobody wrote down how writing got invented (duh), but there is speculation as to the origin of writing. Archeologists have found small clay objects that they think were used in commerce to represent various goods, starting in about 7000 BC … Continue reading →

Posted in developed by illiterate(s), first in its area, Logograms, Rating: 5 "Whoa!!" | 4 Comments