The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...

Until now it was thought that writing developed in Mesopotamia around 3,000 BCE, followed by hieroglyphics in Egypt and later ...

Statistical analysis reveals ancient bone carvings hold complex information rivaling early Mesopotamian scripts.

A new study has revealed that mysterious signs carved onto Paleolithic artifacts up to 40,000 years ago match the information density of the world's earliest known writing system — pushing the deep ...

Early European hunter-gatherers developed a sophisticated method of information storage long before the advent of formal ...

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

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 ...

New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...

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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Researchers have found patterns of meaning etched in lines, notches, dots and crosses on ancient objects, including mammoth tusks dating as far back as 45,000 years, within caves in Germany.