Rosetta Stone
Trilingual granodiorite inscription, 196 BCE
Episodes
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#5049: How Deep Does an Engraving Need to Be?Why engraving outlasts stickers and ink — and what NASA specs reveal about carving for the ages. -
#3858: Why We Carve: 75,000 Years of Marking What MattersFrom a Dremel in Jerusalem to 75,000-year-old cave engravings — the ancient impulse to make a permanent mark. -
#3073: What 40,000-Year-Old Paint Teaches Us About Digital StorageCave paintings outlasted carved stone. Now engineers are using that chemistry to build千年-proof discs.