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