Information Theory part 1: Origins of Cuneiform & Hieroglyphics

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The origins of cuneiform & hieroglyphic writing systems. The rebus principle is introduced via Cave Drawings, Narmer Palette, Hunters Palette, Cuneiform Accounting Tablets. Link to series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbg3ZX2pWlgKDVFNwn9B63UhYJVIerzHL

references (book):
- The Alphabetic Labyrinth (Drucker)
- Letter Perfect (David Sacks)
- Empire and Communications (Innis)
- The Science of Language (Chomsky)

web:
- http://cuneiform.library.cornell.edu/
- http://www.citrinitas.com/history_of_viscom/

Stock footage thanks to:
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology



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pictogram
hieroglyphics
Egypt
cuneiform
ancient writing
Mesopotamia