Seems appropriate since I am neck-deep in logos lately.
Bottle stops used five millennia ago in ancient Mesopotamia (today's Iraq), the birthplace of cities and writing, carried symbols that marked them out as the earliest evidence of branded goods.
A London based archaeologist believes that they were promotional logos, along the lines of those used by Microsoft and Nike.
Modern ad executives would be pleased to learn that such images have long been regarded as works of art by historians but he believes their use was much more practical.
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Labels: advertising, archaeology, logos, stuff I get elsewhere
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Wow advertising has sucked for a very long time then huh. :D
Oldest profession, I tell ya.