The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

The presence of alphabetic symbols at such an early date in the Syrian region suggests that writing may have spread through ...

According to a discovery that took place decades ago, archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in Syria. Within that tomb lay ...

Greece’s highest mountain, Mount Olympus, has 52 peaks and deep gorges. The highest peak, Mytikas is 2,917 m (9,570 ft) and, ...

Archaeologists say they have uncovered evidence of what may be the world's oldest known alphabet. The alphabetic writing system was identified on finger-length clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University discovered evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history. The writing ...

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Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled ...

Archaeologists uncovered an old monument in Tel Shimron, Israel, revealing a rare Minoan jug and Canaanite artifacts of ancient religious practices. Credit: wikimedia commons / Hanay CC BY 4.0 ...

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE. Developed by the Sumerians and written on clay tablets, the first cuneiform is largely ...

The earliest known writing system, called cuneiform, was invented around 3100 B.C.E. in Mesopotamia. Before cuneiform, however, humans used a simpler writing system called proto-cuneiform that ...