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Season 47 · Episode 13
Landed Wed, 23 Sept 2020 · 21:00 your time · 1 episode · 1h 0m
Season 47, Episode 13 of NOVA aired Wednesday, 23 September 2020 at 9pm ET on PBS.
- S47E13A to Z: The First AlphabetWhere would we be without the world's alphabets? Writing has played a vital role in the expansion and domination of cultures throughout history. But researchers are only now uncovering the origin story to our own alphabet, which may have gotten its beginnings in a turquoise mine 4,000 years ago. From the shape of the letter A to the role of writing in trade and storytelling, discover how the written word shaped civilization itself.
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