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169. Decoding the World’s First Writing

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Irving Finkel is an expert on cuneiform — the oldest known writing system. He tells Steve the amazing story of how an ancient clay tablet unlocked the truth about Noah’s ark (and got Finkel in trouble with some Christians).

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    • Irving Finkel, curator in the department of the Middle East at the British Museum.


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Irving Finkel is an expert on cuneiform — the oldest known writing system. He tells Steve the amazing story of how an ancient clay tablet unlocked the truth about Noah’s ark (and got Finkel in trouble with some Christians).

  • SOURCES:
    • Irving Finkel, curator in the department of the Middle East at the British Museum.


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