a team from the University of Bologna in Italy has linked symbols on ancient Mesopotamian seals with an archaic visual communication system called proto-cuneiform; an art form which would in time ...

A series of Maya hieroglyphs may look like just so many pretty pictures or symbols ... Time Line of Decipherment). In this feature, you can actually "read" a passage of glyphs carved into an ...

The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs ... such as the people who built Stonehenge between 3000-2000 BC, the exact same time as ancient Egypt. This is a section from a piece of papyrus ...

An analysis of ancient “nailed heads” from Spain found some local skulls, likely symbols of respect ... “At the same time, it suggests that the selection of individuals for the severed ...