From ancient rock art to Egyptian hieroglyphs to Sumerian cuneiform, humans have communicated through iconography for centuries. Today, with global connections on the rise, these symbols have become a ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research suggests that these markings informed the development of writing Sarah Kuta ...

When Edu resigned from his role as Arsenal’s sporting director earlier this week, it surprised many people — both within the London club and throughout the rest of football. The fact he is set ...

Here’s how it works. The world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in the exchange of farming produce and textiles ...