Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...

New genetic analysis reveals complex mating behaviors in black-necked cranes, challenging folklore that portrays them as ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

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.

Alongside a national flag, anthem and coat of arms, most countries have one or more plant and animal species that they ...

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Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...

In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

To simulate how language may evolve, we give agents (AIs) simple tasks that require communication, like a game where one ...