While most Americans might only be familiar with the standard supermarket bologna, there are numerous types of bologna made ...

The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

Ancient cylinder seals in Mesopotamia shaped the development of proto-cuneiform writing in Uruk around 3000 BCE, linking ...

A new study revives the old argument that ancient seals came before cuneiform, humanity's earliest known example of writing.

Recent research has led to new conclusions about the origin of writing with important new understanding on human cognitive ...

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

In the new study, researchers compared digital 3-D models of ancient hominid footprints and trackways to those made by people today — including Kenyan herders who rarely or never wear shoes — ...

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the symbols used were carried over into proto-writing ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a ...

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