THE thesis which it is proposed to outline here embodies the following propositions: (1) Available evidence points to Mesopotamia as the oldest known centre of scientific observation permanently ...

The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

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

Ancient cylinder seals in Mesopotamia shaped the development of proto-cuneiform writing in Uruk around 3000 BCE, linking ...

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 ...

In this ground-breaking study, Robin Baker investigates the contribution ancient Mesopotamian theology made to the origins of Christianity. Drawing on a formidable range of primary sources, Baker's ...

Given that each vessel could support focaccia loaves as heavy as 6.6 lbs, scientists surmise these breads were likely eaten ...

The world’s oldest known writing system may have had its origins in the imagery on decorated cylinders used to denote ...