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Cracking the Code

By Rhian Sasseen posted at 12:00 pm on October 30, 2012 0

The world’s oldest undeciphered writing is currently in the process of being deciphered.

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Rhian Sasseen is an intern for The Millions. She is a writer and recent graduate of Smith College living in Cambridge, MA. She blogs at rhiansasseen.com.

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