Have you ever asked yourself, "How often should I seal my survival food with wax?" This ancient technique of preserving food has been used for centuries, originating from times when refrigeration wasn ...

Italian researchers suggest that symbols from the oldest writing system in the world may have come directly from cylinder ...

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

A precious gem found at Carlisle's Roman Bathhouse has illuminated the intricacies of religion on Rome's northernmost frontier.

The famous conqueror’s burial location remains a mystery, but new research claims that material found in one of the iconic ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Specifically, the seal refers to the original seal, while sealing clay refers to the clay used to cover the sealed property, just like stamped wax on an envelope ...

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

Scientists have started to decode mysterious symbols found on 5,000-year-old cylinder seals to trace the invention of writing ...

Studies of seals and sealing practices have traditionally investigated aspects of social, political, economic, and ideological systems in ancient societies throughout the Old World. Previously, ...

Russian soldiers are being given “purity seals” blessed by Orthodox priests and inspired by the futuristic combat game ...