THOUSANDS Of These Have Been Found Around The Ancient World
Visit http://www.brilliant.org/answerswithjoe to start your 30-day free trial, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Scattered around the sites of ancient Mesopotamia are thousands of devices called cylinder seals. They are equal parts stamp, credit card, and jewelry. They were how people signed for things and proved who they were in the days before paper. It’s a fascinating relic of a time long past and proof that the same issues of authentication that blockchain was developed to solve have been a part of humanity from day one. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: / answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: / @joescott T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: / @joescott-tmi And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: / @conversationswithjoe You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: https://ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram: / answerswithjoe TikTok: / answerswithjoe Facebook: / answerswithjoe Twitter: / answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS https://www.govinfo.gov/about/authent... https://hbr.org/2022/05/what-is-web3 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.... https://www.archaeology.org/issues/42... https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/art... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylinde... https://www.spurlock.illinois.edu/col... https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/metki... https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi... https://cdli.ox.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?i... https://www.nature.com/articles/143999a0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmec_h... https://mashable.com/article/tiffany-... https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp... https://www.ancient-origins.net/artif... https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:32 - Federal Authenticity 3:20 - Ancient Identification 4:40 - Advantages of Cylinder Seals 7:31 - Seals as Status Symbols 9:20 - Eventual Decline 11:25 - Sponsor - Brilliant
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