A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
New genetic analysis reveals complex mating behaviors in black-necked cranes, challenging folklore that portrays them as ...
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.
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Charles Taylor’s big-hearted, misshapen book on philosophy, poetry, and our never-ending quest to heal the wound of modern ...
In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language ...