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

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

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

A gold plaque engraved with Greek letters has been uncovered at the ancient Roman fortress of Apsaros in Georgia. This provides new insight into the religious practices of Roman soldiers and their ...

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

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

The votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby ...

The holidays are the perfect time to show a little extra love to the people in your life — and what better way to do it than ...

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

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