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 ...
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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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Mesopotamia’s 6,000-year-old cylinders with antique symbols uncover birth of writing
Researchers have linked symbolism to writing, bridging prehistory and history in a significant study of human thought ...
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These 5,000-year-old seals might have paved the way for the invention of writing (and the birth of history)
Researchers discover that ancient cylinder seals may hold the key to decoding undeciphered proto-cuneiform signs.
Major discovery on origin of writing in birthplace of civilization
In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE.
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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
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Origins of writing traced to 6,000-year-old cylinder seal designs
A new study's findings open new perspectives on understanding the birth of writing. The post Origins of writing traced to ...