The quest to decipher the 4,000-year-old writing system of Linear Elamite had long been considered impossible to crack. "Of all the writing systems used in Iran, the only one that is truly local – developed within the territory we now call Iran – is Linear Elamite." #AncientHistory #AncientWriting #IranHistory #Archeology https://www.france24.com/en/french-researcher-cracks-4-000-year-old-script-from-iran