Ancient Chinese Oracle Bones and other Ancient Writing - Ep 184

Published: Aug. 14, 2022, 8 a.m.

b"We're taking a deep dive on ancient writing on this episode! After talking about\\nthe recent deciphering of Linear Elamite on the last episode we just wanted\\nmore. We'll talk about what writing means and mention other undeciphered\\nlanguages. In the last two segments we'll talk about first written scripts in\\nChina and Mesoamerica. And for members, we've got a cool bonus segment about a\\ncurious artifact found in Mexico in the 1990s.\\nInterested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr\\nmakes it really easy! Click this message for more info.\\n[https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow]\\nStart your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months\\nwith code TAS. Click this message for more information.\\n[https://zencastr.com/pricing?coupon=TAS&fpr=bgfoz]\\n\\nLinks\\n\\nSegment 1\\n\\n * Where did writing begin?\\n [https://www.bl.uk/history-of-writing/articles/where-did-writing-begin]\\n * Writing (Wold History) [https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/]\\n * Undeciphered scripts [https://omniglot.com/writing/undeciphered.htm]\\n\\nSegment 2\\n\\n * Chinese Writing (World History)\\n [https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinese_Writing/]\\n * Chinese Writing (Britannica)\\n [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-writing]\\n\\nSegment 3\\n\\n * Mesoamerican Writing Systems\\n [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_writing_systems]\\n * Maya Writing [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/655/maya-writing/]\\n\\nBonus\\n\\n * The Cascajal Block: The Earliest Precolumbian Writing\\n [https://www.mesoweb.com/reports/Cascajal.pdf]\\n * Oldest Writing in the New World\\n [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1131492]\\n * Earliest New World Writing Discovered\\n [https://www.npr.org/2006/09/15/6077734/earliest-new-world-writing-discovered]\\n * What We Learn: The Cascajal Block\\n [https://archive.archaeology.org/0701/etc/learn.html]\\n\\nContact\\n\\n * Chris Webster\\n * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com\\n * Rachel Roden\\n * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com\\n * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]\\n\\nArchPodNet\\n\\n * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]\\n * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet\\n * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet\\n * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet\\n * Tee Public Store\\n [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724]\\n\\nAffiliates\\n\\n * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/]\\n * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff]\\n * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]\\n * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]"