Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world's oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...

Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...

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

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

Research suggests ancient Mesopotamian trade symbols found on cylinder seals contributed to the development of proto-cuneiform writing.

"We focused on seal imagery that originated before the invention of writing, while continuing to develop into the ...