Saturday Sampler Tour: Ancient Writing at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology!
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 05/05/2018
Humans began to write over 5,000 years ago. On this tour, see artifacts with writing in many languages and writing systems: Cuneiform, Hieroglyphs, Hieratic, Demotic, Greek, and Latin. Learn who could write and how, the kinds of information that was recorded, and the materials they were recorded on. Highlights of the tour include a Babylonian school tablet, an Egyptian coffin covered in hieroglyphs, and a Roman military diploma.
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Organization:
Kelsey Museum of ArchaeologyLocation:
434 South State Street
Ann Arbor , MI, 48109United States
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Phone:
734-647-4167Contact name:
Sarah Mullersman
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
05/05/2018
Time:
2 - 3 pm
Price:
admission is always free
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kidsWeb Service