The Polish-Armenian Archaeological Expedition has completed its first season of research at the site of Argishtikhinili. This ...

The ancient artefacts, which include four terracotta cones and a cuneiform tablet, were presented at a ceremony in Rome ...

The world’s oldest map unlocks secrets from 3,000 years ago revealing how our ancestors understood the world. The Babylonian ...

In the best sort of antiques store or second-hand bookshop you will often find heaped up remnants of literate culture on the brink of extinction, thrifty oddities of survival clinging to the shelves: ...

Before the current written scripts, texts, and linguistic manuscripts, there were various oldest writing systems emerging ...

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians ...

With the advancement of technology, very few people around the world still use handwriting, yet the celebration of ...

This January, we asked our WGN Radio readers to reflect upon favorite books from 2024 and share what they’re reading now.

Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a ...

New findings at Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets and monumental ruins, reveal insights into Middle Bronze Age life and ...

Archaeologists Stunned to Discover Thousands of Cuneiform Tablets at an Ancient Sumerian City in Iraq Archaeologists have ...

Today, many of our communications are written digitally, but handwriting still has an important place in our lives. The ...