Mysterious engraved pictographs may have led to the earliest form of writing
A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
Mesopotamia’s 6,000-year-old cylinders with antique symbols uncover birth of writing
Researchers have linked symbolism to writing, bridging prehistory and history in a significant study of human thought ...
6,000 year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing
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 ...