Now, a new paper suggests that one of the world’s earliest writing systems may have been influenced by older symbols engraved ...

In recent years, like-for-like and embroidery-like "nuanced renovation" of this historical and cultural district makes ...

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

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

Remember that a 1990 Federal law (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) protects Native American remains. Please be respectful of all indigenous sites in NWLA.

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

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

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade ...

Archaeologists have analyzed 450 pottery vessels made in Tel Hama, a town located on the edge of the Ebla Kingdom, one of the most important Syrian kingdoms of the Early Bronze Age about 4,500 years ...

Höganäs, a Swedish town once famous for its salt-glazed ceramics, is having a renaissance.

The finds are likely the remains of a 2,000-year-old temple built by immigrants from ... was later buried with a mix of concrete and broken pottery, possibly due to foreign traders leaving the ...

By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the world. By Declan Walsh and Hannah Reyes Morales The Sani family ...