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First cities and first writing: Mesopotamia

Naked Archaeology, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith

Mar 17, 201000:33:30Society & Culture

How is it that the first farms, cities and writing all originated in Mesopotamia, now Iraq? We explore the so-called 'fertile crescent' and fanatical record-keeping in the ancient Near East. We find out how DNA from the...

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First cities and first writing: Mesopotamia is an episode from Naked Archaeology, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith. How is it that the first farms, cities and writing all originated in Mesopotamia, now Iraq? We explore the so-cal...

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Published Mar 17, 2010, 00:33:30 long, audio available.