Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the ... for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in the exchange of ...

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Researchers from the University of Bologna have unveiled how ancient cylinder seals played a key role in the development of writing in ancient Mesopotamia, marking a significant breakthrough in ...

In the dark ocean depths, seals hunt prey with their highly sensitive whiskers, which detect vibrations. It is the design of ...

In this region, cylinder seals were created. Typically made of stone and engraved with a series of designs, these cylinders were rolled onto clay tablets, leaving a stamped impression of the design.

Researchers have found the origins of writing and explained that the world’s oldest writing system might have come from simple symbols used in trade. These symbols were carved onto small cylinders and ...

Scientists have started to decode mysterious symbols found on 5,000-year-old cylinder seals to trace the invention of writing.