Would you like to visit me at the dawn of civilization in Ancient Sumer ... He explains their writing system, using a reed to scratch marks on wax tablets, and the impact this had on life.

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 ...

The tablets were discovered in the Sumerian site of Girsu ... Written partially in cuneiform—an ancient Middle Eastern ...

“They record all aspects of Sumerian life, and above all they ... These administrative tablets, containing cuneiform symbols, an ancient writing system, record the affairs of the state ...