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What’s an ancient Greek brick doing in a Sumerian city? An archeological investigation | Aeon Videos

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60% Informative

In this short, British Museum curator Sébastien Rey untangles an intricate archaeological puzzle some six millennia in the making.

Rey explains how only in 2022 were archeologists finally able to make sense, seemingly, of this mystery brick.

Hidden in the knotty details is a greater truth that making sense of archeological ruins can itself occasionally feel like finding a single brick in a massive dirt heap.

VR Score

49

Informative language

44

Neutral language

34

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

71

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not offensive

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not hateful

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long-living

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