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    169. Decoding the World’s First Writing

    People I (Mostly) Admire · Oct 25, 2025 · 50 min
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    Irving Finkel is an expert on cuneiform — the oldest known writing system. He tells Steve the amazing story of how an ancient clay tablet unlocked the truth about Noah’s ark (and got Finkel in trouble with some Christians).

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