'CUNEIFORM FAIRY' LEAVES MANY TALES CLAY TABLETS HE LEFT IN THE MADISON AREA TURN OUT TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN A NOT-SO-ANCIENT HOAX.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)

From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: November 29, 2002| Author: Smith, Susan Lampert | Copyright information

Byline: Susan Lampert Smith Wisconsin State Journal

A mysterious artist created so many clay tablets embossed with cuneiform symbols that some of them truly may become ancient artifacts before they're all found.

As a story in Monday's Wisconsin State Journal reported, people in the Madison area have been finding clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform symbols for about a decade. Many, thinking they found evidence of ancient civilizations, bring them to archaeolo...

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