The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

At around 20 different sites, carved and painted in caves and on boulders, archaeologists have discovered glyphs, pictograms, and other symbols ... left behind the mysterious motifs.

It's a mysterious language of its own. Not anymore. Now you can use this handy guide to decode those arcane symbols on your laundry tags. No more shrunken cashmere sweaters. No more rumpled khakis.