= Weirauch K. − Cammarosano M., WoW! Writing on Wax in Ancient Mesopotamia and Today: Questions and Results from an Interdisciplinary Project, in: Raggetti L. 2021a 6-32. [[DOI: doi:10.1163/9789004444805_003]. Abstract: "By dispensing with the need for ink, while simultaneously providing a writing surface
that retains plasticity over time, for four millennia wax boards represented the precursors
of modern “smart tablets,” and are therefore one of the most relevant media
in human history. They consist of one or more ‘leaves’ provided with a recessed frame
that holds a beeswax-based mixture on which marks can be scratched or impressed.
Today, wax boards are no longer used in everyday life; nevertheless, they provide new
and unexpected opportunities for extracurricular learning. This chapter discusses the
earliest history of wax boards, as attested in the cuneiform cultures of the Ancient
Near East. It compares the boards from this period with those from Classical antiquity
and the Middle Ages and subsequently focuses on a cross-disciplinary pedagogical
concept for sixth grade classes. It integrates history and chemistry learning by involving
the schoolchildren in the “making of science”"] Neue Abfrage | New Search
