Ancient clay cylinders provide first foundation text documenting Nebuchadnezzar II's restoration of the ziggurat of Kish

In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent ...
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Clay cylinders reveal Nebuchadnezzar II text on Kish ziggurat

Two small clay cylinders, pulled from the soil of central Iraq, have given Nebuchadnezzar II his first clear voice at the ...
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It's 30 years since the first text. Here's how far civilization has fallen

It moves so quickly these days that we feel like it's dragging us along. Technology, of course, bears considerable responsibility. It's made to make things faster. It's made to quicken our pulses and ...
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For millennials, sending your first text message was a rite of passage

25 years ago, on 3 December 1992, a British engineer sent a message to a colleague. The contents were unremarkable, a simple "Merry Christmas," but this dispatch of seasonal cheer happened to be the ...