Technology brings new insights to one of the oldest Middle Eastern languages still spoken

Modern tools help scholars better understand the development Aramaic

		IMAGE: Tablets uncovered at Persepolis in Iran are covered with writing in Aramaic. The archive, being studied at the University of Chicago, provides new insights on the language, which has been... Click here for more information.

New technologies and academic collaborations are helping scholars at the University of Chicago analyze hundreds of ancient documents in Aramaic, one of the Middle East's oldest continuously spoken and written languages. http://mindonline.uchicago.edu/media/news/Persepolis_v4_CMIG_512K_16x9.mov