The knowledge of writing is not very old compared to human history. It was only invented 5,000 years ago. It is one of the ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C.

The charm of ancient Chinese writing not only captivates domestic researchers but also fascinates overseas scholars, including Kunio Hirose from Osaka in Japan. Born in 1975 and now a professor at ...

Ancient Civilizations You Didn’t Know Invented Writing. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

In each part of the world, early forms of writing differ with researchers continually learning more about these historic methods. One well known example of ancient writing is Egypt's hieroglyphics ...

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 ...

Archaeologists found a 3,500-year-old tablet inscribed with a massive furniture order in cuneiform writing. The artifact surfaced after earthquakes occurred in Turkey.

AN awe-inspiring discovery of the oldest known alphabet has been found in a tomb by a group of archaeologists. The ancient writing was found on several clay cylinders, each the length of a finger, … ...