![]() What emerges is something that is more complex than the pictures of clay tables with cuneiform writing and fragments of pottery that I remember from my studies of history. ![]() She then moves through the various twists and turns of various civilizations as the records improve, new technological and civic inventions grow, and cities become more prominent. ![]() None of her work is original, but she assembles stories of Sumer, what would become Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China into a coherent narrative. The first section of the book begins with the civilizations with only fragmentary records. Given the range of material Bauer covers in this tome, it is amazing how well she weaves the timelines and stories together. ![]()
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