Birthday Bash Masterclass: Ancient Carvings: Secret Messaging in the Ancient World

Explore the origins of ancient writing systems and discover how messages were hidden in plain sight. This interactive masterclass includes a talk on early scripts like cuneiform and hieroglyphics, alongside a gripping “murder mystery” from Homer’s Iliad—the story of Bellerophon and a deadly encoded message. articipants will create their own secret messages and try writing in ancient scripts, uncovering how communication in the ancient world was as much about secrecy as it was about storytelling. 

This event will be live-streamed on our Facebook, Youtube and Twitch accounts