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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 49 MIN

15 | Where does writing come from?

from Richard likes History · host Richard Likes History

The very symbols that I have used to write this description have a more fascinating past than almost anything you can imagine.YouTube link to this episode: https://youtu.be/tyOJPYqKqcEIf you want to get in touch:Email: [email protected]: @richardlikeshistoryX: @Skerkwagga1939Produced by Richard Marais(0:00) Back to the Bronze Age(3:22) Ancient Egypt(9:48) The people of the Bronze Age(14:07) The Homeric Epics(15:57) Origin of the Turks(16:39) Who had writing in the Bronze Age?(20:49) Bronze Age Collapse(29:24) Enter the Chinese(30:11) Phoenicia saves our ass(38:00) Greeks add vowels(40:28) The Alphabet spreads(45:30) The exceptions(48:09) Epilogue

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