As early civilizations developed, societies became more complicated. Record keeping and communication demanded something beyond symbols and pictures to represent the spoken word. Say What? How Ancient Writing Began Exhibition explores the early writing systems of four ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica.
Here you’ll also learn about the Rosetta Stone, the 19th-century discovery that gave scholars the key that unlocked the language of ancient Egypt.
Exhibition supported by the Memorial Foundation for Children Endowment
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