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The World’s Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone ‘Cylinder Seals’
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...
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World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...
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Here’s What Overshadowed Alphabet’s (GOOG) Performance
In another article, we discussed Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and shared the list of AI news investors are paying attention to ...
How to Use Symbols and Allegory to Add Richness and Depth to Your Writing
Add thematic heft by integrating symbolic imagery, atmospheric descriptions, and visual and word allegories, plus more from!
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Undeciphered symbols may be key to origin of world's oldest writing system
Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world's oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...
New Scientist on MSN8d
Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing
Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...
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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Here’s how it works. The world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in the exchange of farming produce and textiles ...
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Writing letters from a prison cell
Letter writing is a lost art in the digital age—but not for people in prison, where the daily mail is still an occasion. I ...
The stories behind history’s greatest characters — including a ferret
Stacks of books have been written about the kings and queens of England and Henry the Eighth. But few books have chronicled ...
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Ithaca 5th graders continue tradition of writing letters to veterans
For the past 14 years a group of students at Ithaca North Elementary School have honored U.S. military veterans.
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World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ancient languages such as Sumerian on clay tablets beginning around 3400 BC.