Researchers at the University of Bologna claim to have bridged the gap between symbolism and writing, therefore prehistory and history, in a significant study of the evolution of human thought. On ...
Researchers have made another major stride in understanding humanity’s origins of writing. In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of ...
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The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a series ...
Example of a cylinder seal (left) and its design imprinted onto clay (right) (Franck Raux © 2001 Grand Palais RMN, Musée du Louvre via Courthouse News) SAN DIEGO ...
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A new and spellbinding book tells the history of the very ancient past of Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid, a researcher at the ...