Photograph of proto-cuneiform tablet showing signs discussed in the article. (Colour image of drawing of Fig. 4 in the article - Ref_ Englund 1994 ATU 5_ pl. 71).

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 ...

The history of human writing is being rewritten after archaeologists found the origins of words engraved on 6,000-year-old ...

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

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

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

Ferrara said they are geometric and don’t have iconic imagery like these seals whereas the signs of the proto-cuneiform ...

Scientists have started to decode mysterious symbols found on 5,000-year-old cylinder seals to trace the invention of writing ...

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

At least 13 people have died in heavy rainfall that has hit much of eastern and southern Spain yesterday, Tuesday, flooding ...