Although far from the oldest writing we have found, these cylinders are 500 years older than any previously known example of alphabetic script, if that is indeed what they carry.

At the event, the New York-based visual artist Kang Ik-joong presents his installation work "The Four Temples," which is ...

Ancient Egypt is one of the world's most iconic civilizations, known for its awe-inspiring achievements and innovations.

From ancient rock art to Egyptian hieroglyphs to Sumerian cuneiform, humans have communicated through iconography for centuries. Today, with global connections on the rise, these symbols have become a ...

Now, experts have found a link between these cylinders and proto-cuneiform - the first symbol-based script which ... the ancient Egyptians invented hieroglyphs around 3250BC.

Here’s how it works. The world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in the exchange of farming produce and textiles ...