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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🎨🏺 Long before modern signatures, makers in ancient #Uruk used carved cylinder seals to leave repeating marks on wet clay. These bead-sized artifacts served as official signatures for individuals and offices.

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A black cylinder is rolled across a flattened piece of bright blue clay, leaving behind a repeating pattern of geometric shapes and symbols.

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Roll Out History: Make your own Mesopotamian cylinder seal

In the 4th millennium B.C.E., makers in the ancient city-state of Uruk (located in modern-day Iraq) developed a tool for authentication: the cylinder

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