World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
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First Map of Known World Created by Ancient Greek Anaximander
The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.
The truth behind embracing figures found in ancient Pompeii
This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...
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Unraveling the ancient past, one tablet at a time
In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...
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Ancient 4400 B.C. Stone Cylinder Seals Reveal Clues to the World’s First Writing System
Ancient 4400 B.C. Stone Cylinder Seals Reveal Clues to the World’s First Writing System Researchers at the University of ...
This Ancient ‘Lion Cavern’ Mine Is the Origin of the Stone Age's Favorite Color
Eswatini in southern Africa is home to the world’s oldest ochre mine. A new study dates that mine to a full 48,000 years ago. Ochre is a clay-based pigment that was incredibly popular at that time, ...