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The Mesopotamian Artifacts
Mesopotamian Artifacts is stuffed with a whole lot of old, and I should say, quite beautiful, stuff. At first, writing was primarily used to record the movement of goods and uses of labor under the supervision of the temple. It's interesting to read this description and have it be like, we invented writing because people couldn't remember... People couldn't stay organized. Oh, man, where did all those clay pots go? Ted, do you remember? Ten minutes later, Dr. Philip Jones arrives.
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