Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...

Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

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