Post by Tamrin on Jan 11, 2014 16:22:02 GMT 10
10 Oldest Surviving Documents Of Their Type (click on link for details):
1. Oldest Surviving Set Of Laws
2. Oldest Marriage Certificate
3. Oldest Printed Book Bearing A Date
4. Oldest Correspondence
5. Oldest Message In A Bottle
6. Oldest Depiction Of Sex
7. Oldest Surviving Poem
8. Oldest Surviving Religious Texts
9. Oldest Surviving Medical Document
10. Oldest International Treaty
Writing things down is one of the most important innovations in human history. As well as being able to spread ideas accurately across distance and time, writing also provided the records needed for law to function. Documents have literally changed the world, and some of them have survived for hundreds or even thousands of years. Every type of document provides a unique window into our shared heritage as human beings, in ways that are both surprising and fascinating.
1. Oldest Surviving Set Of Laws
2. Oldest Marriage Certificate
3. Oldest Printed Book Bearing A Date
4. Oldest Correspondence
5. Oldest Message In A Bottle
6. Oldest Depiction Of Sex
7. Oldest Surviving Poem
8. Oldest Surviving Religious Texts
9. Oldest Surviving Medical Document
10. Oldest International Treaty
