The English Wikipedia article on cryptography, consulted for the earliest known use of cryptography on carved ciphertext in Egypt c. 1900 BCE.
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PublisherWikipedia
Urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography
Source TypeReference Work
Reliability Tier2
Sources
Wikipedia: Cryptography
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Fields, 8 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 1 connected, 3 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Groups, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Subcategories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Pioneers, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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