Clay Tablet and Stylus
These tokens were initially impressed on the surface of round clay envelopes and then stored in them. The Institute comprises 33 Full and 13 Associate Members with 12 Affiliate Members from departments within the University of Cape Town and 12 Adjunct Members based nationally or internationally. Early Sumerian Pictographic Tablet Ancient Sumerian Ancient Civilizations Sumerian Click to reveal full code. . Laptop and smartphone clay mockup. The origins of writing appear during the start of the pottery-phase of the Neolithic when clay tokens were used to record specific amounts of livestock or commodities. While both writing and speech are useful in conveying messages writing differs in also being a reliable form of information storage and transfer. The many tools and writing materials used throughout history include stone tablets clay tablets bamboo slats papyrus wax tablets vellum parchment paper copperplate styluses quill
