Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...

Until now it was thought that writing developed in Mesopotamia around 3,000 BCE, followed by hieroglyphics in Egypt and later in China and Mesoamerica. "The Stone Age sign sequences are an early ...

The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, surprising archaeologists who made the discovery. The researchers discerned ...

In just four decades, Hammurabi transformed Babylon from an overlooked city-state into the dominant power of Mesopotamia. This chapter explores the wars, diplomacy, and revolutionary law code that ...

Researchers have found patterns of meaning etched in lines, notches, dots and crosses on ancient objects, including mammoth tusks dating as far back as 45,000 years, within caves in Germany.

The origins of writing aren’t set in stone. The ancient cave peoples weren’t as illiterate as portrayed in popular media.

They suggest our Stone Age ancestors were carving signs on figurines, sculptures and tools some 40,000 years ago, according to new analysis by linguist Christian Bentz at Saarland University and ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...

An ancient finding from 40,000 years ago could help fill in a missing chapter in human history about how we developed one of our greatest advantages ...

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