Cylinder Seals {Mesopotamia Unit Study}

Cylinder seals are one of the most fascinating artefacts to come out of Mesopotamia. In fact, Mesopotamia is known for these small, cylindrical stamps, which are considered to be its unparalleled artistic accomplishment. Read more: This lesson on Mesopotamian stamp seals gives you lots of information about the cylinder seal's earlier cousin Also, do check…

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Happy 21st Birthday Girls!

My gorgeous twins turned 21 today! Twenty-one? How on earth did that happen? I'm so grateful to have spent the last 21 years with you both in my life. It's been a blast!! I could not be more proud of the loving, thoughtful and caring girls you are. We love you so very much ❤️

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Proto-cuneiform Homeschool Lesson

Proto-cuneiform was a pictographic communication which grew from the accounting tokens we learnt about last week. The Mesopotamians began to denote certain information using, first, stamps and then accounting tokens which finally developed into proto-cuneiform tags and pictographic tablets. Pin this post to bookmark it for later! Read More: The Ubaid culture created beautiful artwork and…

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