Discover how writing—and eventually printing—revolutionized the spread of information. Tune in or stream "A to Z: The First Alphabet" on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9/8c on PBS: https://to.pbs.org/3hzY2lK | NOVA l PBS

Can you imagine reading without punctuation—or even spaces between words? Some ancient writing systems made do without punctuation for centuries. In fact, while the first evidence of writing is from around 3500 BCE, the first record of punctuation appears over 2,500 years later, in 840 BCE. https://www.wondrium.com/ancient-writing-and-the-history-of-the-alphabet | The Great Courses