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

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

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

The symbols tied to the Republican and Democratic parties (the elephant and donkey) have actually been around for more than 100 years.

So, the first question driving an intriguing, though controversial, new study was: “Did seal imagery contribute significantly ...

It's important to use the right words when writing about writing. Scholars studying the history of it distinguish between ...

Jax Taylor 's tattoo collection has officially grown by one more. The Valley cast member is known to sport some serious ink — ...

The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.

P’nut the squirrel and Liz Cheney are two bizarre closing symbols of this election campaign. If we read the tea leaves, we can see how they represent what’s really at stake on Tuesday: freedom ...

New research traces Mesopotamian origins of writing back to trade symbols, shedding light on the evolution of written ...

The symbols ... images on seals can be found in similar configurations on inscribed clay tablets.” It’s apparent that ancient Mesopotamians used the seals alongside writing for thousands of ...