Researchers discover that ancient cylinder seals may hold the key to decoding undeciphered proto-cuneiform signs.

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other ...

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

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

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

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

Cylinder seals and proto-cuneiform acted as the accounting system for ancient Mesopotamia in one of the earliest invented ...

With that in mind, let’s look at the most ingenious inventions created by ancient cultures that have shaped today’s world. Eyeglass wearers have the Assyrians to thank. The Assyrian ...

Researchers have linked symbolism to writing, bridging prehistory and history in a significant study of human thought ...

Designs on stone cylinders dating back six thousand years correspond to some signs of the proto-cuneiform script that emerged ...

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