The oldest known true writing system is cuneiform, invented around 3200 BC in Mesopotamia. It was preceded by a simpler ...

A team of ancient literature experts have deciphered a Mesopotamain text that was missing for over 1,000 years. Etched on ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest writing system, according to new research.

The clay tokens came in multiple sizes, and are believed to have been shaped like the commodities of daily life. open image in gallery A cylinder seal, left, and its design is imprinted on clay.

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 ...

The world's oldest customer complaint is written in cuneiform on an ancient Mesopotamian clay tablet. by Wikimedia Commons Around 1750 BC during the Bronze Age, a man named Nanni, ...

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

The origins of proto-cuneiform have often been traced to clay tokens. These came in a variety of shapes, such as discs and spheres, and were often engraved with patterns.

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest writing system, according to new research.

Researchers have made another major stride in understanding humanity’s origins of writing.. In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE.