A History of the World - Object : Seal used for making impressions that led to the discovery of the Indus civilisation in Pakistan and India
The seal is from an advanced ancient civilization (2500-2000 BC) that was only recently rediscovered in 1924. The language has not yet been translated.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/RRbS0YxzQQa88y_xkV1ADg
University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts
A gentle weekly podcast on the history of England from the 6th to 20th Centuries
In a talk he titled "Persistence of Vision: Reading the Language of Cinema," the famed director spoke passionately about the history of cinema and the films that stoked his love for the medium.
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/07/181692145/scorsese-talks-the-language-of-cinema
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