Strange symbols carved onto a Stone Age mammoth ivory plate found at a cave in southwest Germany could be the earliest known ...

New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, surprising archaeologists who made the discovery. The researchers discerned ...

More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical complexity matches that of proto-cuneiform, pushing the origins of writing-like systems ...

German researchers examined more than 3,000 signs found on 260 objects to reveal insights on the origins of writing. The post ...

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...

An Assyrian gypsum cuneiform dedicatory panel, reign of Tukulti-Ninurta I, circa 1243-1207 BC. Of rectangular form, finely engraved on both sides, with 280 lines of text divided into eight columns ...

The man in the center with the full white beard is Mr. Finkel, an expert on cuneiform writing. The British Museum has 130,000 cuneiform clay tablets waiting to be deciphered. Finkel has a clay tablet ...

The scaling of energy infrastructure in the US is crucial to meet the growing demand for electricity. Writing systems evolved ...

Cuneiform cookies? Yes, they are a thing. Though it has been centuries since Akkadian was spoken, cuneiform writing has had an unexpected burst of popularity as a cookie decoration. The idea started ...