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Re:Memory of Mankind: All of Human Knowledge Buried in a Sal... by marcosdumay on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:57PM (#13428521)
Ceramic is too general a term. Clay in particular reacts very badly to fire and moderately badly to water (what matters for long time storage). Very few Sumerian tablets are still around, and most of them partially destructed.

There are many better kinds of ceramic available, even glass would be a better choice.

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Re:Memory of Mankind: All of Human Knowledge Buried in a Sal... by woliveirajr on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @01:41PM (#13429018)
Yes, I wasn't taking "clay" by its literal term from the news, but thinking that being a ceramicist he would know how to make ceramics that last longer.
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