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 ...
6,000 year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing
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 ...
Designs on ancient stone cylinders correspond to origin of writing in Mesopotamia, researchers discover
The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other ...