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

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

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

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

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

New research traces Mesopotamian origins of writing back to trade symbols, shedding light on the evolution of written ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a series ...

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

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

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

The 100-year-old Mesopotamia Elementary School has a new $1.85 million addition that will provide a multipurpose room ...