Archive link: https://archive.ph/cIz4A
It’s dated to be from around 2400 BCE. The article doesn’t clarify if it’s a true alphabet or an abjad, but either way it’s interesting.
EDIT: see also https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-oldest-alphabet-discovered/ for a less pop-linguistics narrative of the same discovery.
Yeah, the rule is clear, and I understand the danger.
My thoughts about the newness are that perhaps we’re too trusting if it’s written it must be true. Like we do with TV and the internet. We all stronger critical thinking, and that takes practice.