Knight Auditorium, The Spurlock Museum(UIUC)

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600 S.Gregory Street
Urbana, IL 61801, Illinois 61801 United States Get Directions
Phone [217]333-2360
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  • The Origins of the Alphabet and How It Spread Across the World

    Knight Auditorium, The Spurlock Museum(UIUC) 600 S.Gregory Street, Urbana, IL 61801, Illinois, United States

    Public Lecture by Professor Wayne T. Pitard Abstract: Essentially all of the alphabetic scripts in the world descend from a single script invented probably during the 20th century BCE by a Canaanite in the southern Levant. This lecture will provide a tour of the extraordinary development of the alphabet from its beginnings to its eventual […]