来自MSN1 个月
Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
Yahoo News1 个月
Evidence of human writing 1,000 years earlier than previously thought
The earliest known writing system is thought to be Sumerian cuneiform, which grew up around the region of present-day Iraq, dating from about 3350-3000BC. Now, experts have linked early cuneiform ...
KESQ News1 个月
World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing ... Not only do some of the symbols match exactly, but they also appear to convey the same meanings in relation to ancient transactions and trade.
Yahoo1 个月
Evidence of human writing 1,000 years earlier than previously thought
The earliest known writing system is thought to be Sumerian cuneiform ... Now, experts have linked early cuneiform symbols to designs that appear on cylinder seals between 4400-3400BC, a ...
New Scientist1 个月
Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing
Some of the symbols on these ... Proto-writing like proto-cuneiform is distinguished by a lack of grammatical rules, which means it cannot convey complex meanings, says Amy Richardson at the ...
The Daily Telegraph29 天
Evidence of human writing 1,000 years earlier than previously thought
Symbols found on 6,000-year-old clay cylinders ... The earliest known writing system is thought to be Sumerian cuneiform, which grew up around the region of present-day Iraq, dating from about ...
Yahoo1 个月
6,000-year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing
In the new study, the team systematically compared the designs on the cylinders with proto-cuneiform signs. They looked for correlations that could reveal direct relationships in both the symbol’s ...