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The dream of immortality: a fantasy that has always accompanied mankind

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    Le journal du matin
  • 21 August 2017
  • Sabine Haupt
    • Lettres et des sciences humaines, UNIFR
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The dream of living indefinitely has always accompanied mankind. One of the earliest written records is the epic of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, who is said to have lived 2600 BC.

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