In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...

Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...

Italian researchers suggest that symbols from the oldest writing system in the world may have come directly from cylinder ...

It's important to use the right words when writing about writing. Scholars studying the history of it distinguish between ...

Research suggests ancient Mesopotamian trade symbols found on cylinder seals contributed to the development of proto-cuneiform writing.

Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE.