Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...

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

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

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I think as a country we’ve just gotten to a point where we have gotten too supercharged and too emotional,” Justin Phelps ...

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

The world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings ... in both a seal and a proto-cuneiform sign, there is no obvious causal relationship that ...

The rainbow is a symbol of love and unity. Just as the diversity of colour is what gives the rainbow its beauty, so it is ...