The Epitaph, by Seikilos (abt. 150 CE)
Music as artifact
Imagine living a couple thousand years from now, and going on an archaeological dig in the ruins of some ancient city. Des Moines, Iowa, for example.1 And there you find a flat circle of plastic. It has faded markings on one side, but the other is blank and has a sort of rainbow sheen. How long do you think it might take you to decide that music is encod…
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