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The evolution of writing Michael Gross Current Biology Volume 22, Issue 23, Pages R981-R984 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.032 Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions

Difficult read: A proto-Elamite clay tablet from the collection at the Louvre. Scribes used a stylus typically made of reed to press these shapes into the soft clay. (Photo: University of Oxford.) Current Biology 2012 22, R981-R984DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.032) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions

Detective work: Jacob Dahl and Laura Hawkins working on cuneiform tablets at Oxford University. (Photo: University of Oxford.) Current Biology 2012 22, R981-R984DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.032) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions

Ghost town: The remains of the ancient city of Susa may increasingly look like natural hills, but excavations have yielded more than 1,500 clay tablets with inscriptions that are around 5,000 years old. (Photo: Jan Walstra.) Current Biology 2012 22, R981-R984DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.032) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions

Ancient lands: The area of western Iran, where a writing system inspired by Mesopotamia’s cuneiform flourished around 5,000 years ago. (Photo: University of Oxford.) Current Biology 2012 22, R981-R984DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.032) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions