The Millennium Tile

High Tech meets Low Tech

Using techniques that have hardly changed in a thousand years,
this hand made tile is designed to represent the Digital Age that will usher in the new millennium.

This tile is encoded with data that recounts the major milestones of the last millennium that advanced computer, communication and information technology.

You and your friends will enjoy the challenge of deciphering its code.

Click here for hints on how to read the tile.
Click here for the answers to the encoded dates and what they mean.

The Millennium Tile is a 6" x 6" terra cotta tile, 1/2" thick, and glazed in three colors, as shown above.
A limited number of tiles were produced. All tiles are numbered.

The back of the tile is stamped:
"Hand Made in Silicon Valley, 1/1/2000"

Tiles are still available. Call for pricing.