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4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells... and beer tabs
April 15, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 15 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news:

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4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells... and beer tabs

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Around 5,200 years ago, people from ancient cultures in Iraq and Syria began carving characters onto clay tablets. This new system of communication gradually made it possible to develop advanced urban societies with complex administrative systems.

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