A set of ancient clay cylinders discovered in Syria may hold the earliest known example of alphabetic writing, predating ...

The tablets were purposefully thrown in a well to obscure what was written on them, but there were still impressions on the ...

Still, the “board game” framing has a quiet strength: it’s testable. Scholars can compare wear patterns, spatial logic, and symbol clustering against known game-board behaviors, rather than betting ...

Pit-firing leaves smoke traces on ceramic pieces, giving them a look of antiquity, a texture, and causing variations in colors— elements that Salha Al-Masry loves to incorporate in her work. Years of ...

HANOI – Every weekend morning, while much of An Giang is still easing into the day, a small classroom inside Mỹ Á Pagoda quietly comes to life. Nèang Tha Quanh leaves home early and heads to the Khmer ...

Throughout history, communication wasn’t as effortless as it is today. In today’s world, you can connect with people in every part of the world within seconds and access an almost infinite amount of ...

Ancient Minoan cross from the Heraklion Museum of Crete. Credit: P.Vasiliadis CC-BY 3.0 The significance of the cross predates the Christian era, with its roots extending deep into ancient Greek ...

African typographers are on a mission to preserve and revive ancient scripts, which are an important part of the continent's cultural heritage. These scripts, used for centuries in various African ...

A doctor’s illegible handwriting often required them to translate for the druggist. Technology has eliminated that issue but the problem of translating ancient writing has become the goal of ...

Simon Rodway receives funding from Leverhulme Foundation. He is affiliated with Plaid Cymru. The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all ...