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The World’s Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone ‘Cylinder Seals’
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...
World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
6,000-year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing
Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...
5,500-Year-Old Seals Offer New Clues About the Birth of Writing
Italian researchers suggest that symbols from the oldest writing system in the world may have come directly from cylinder seal motifs.
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New Findings About Origins of Writing Found in Mesopotamia
New research traces Mesopotamian origins of writing back to trade symbols, shedding light on the evolution of written ...
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World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN ... Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ...