Roy Peter Clark says he never meant to write another book ... of the writer in a future world of ChatGPT? Maybe Clark will address my curiosity in an eighth book in his toolbox series.

Opposite the “Book of Joshua” is the Jikji, the oldest known text printed with movable metal type. Since the National Library of France owns the original copy of this important Korean heritage, the ...

In this article, we’ll discuss the world’s oldest writing system as compiled by oldest.org, showcasing each arrival, development, and other key details. Widely implemented in the ancient Middle East, ...

Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn about the history of cuneiform, the world's oldest writing system. Show more Greg Jenner is ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Researchers have ...

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

Now, a new paper suggests that one of the world’s earliest writing systems may have been influenced by older symbols engraved on small cylinders. These stone “cylinder seals” helped our ...

ATLANTA — Researchers have uncovered links between what came before the world's oldest writing system and the undeciphered designs left behind on engraved seals that were rolled across clay ...

For centuries, scholars have puzzled over the origins of the world’s first writing system. Now, a study by Italian researchers reveals that some of these earliest proto-cuneiform signs may have ...

The distant volcanic island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is filled with unanswered questions – but few are more mysterious than its unique writing system ... of the world's most ...