The presence of alphabetic symbols at such an early date in the Syrian region suggests that writing may have spread through ...

Amnesty International UK has published polling revealing how sending and receiving handwritten letters continues to be a powerful way to communicate for people young and old across the UK. The polling ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered the organic residue of psychedelic plants within an ancient Egyptian artifact, ...

The gateway - on the western side of the Athribis Temple near Sohag, Egypt - spans 167 feet (51 meters) in width and ...

Four small, clay tablets, unearthed in 2004, are finally gaining attention as possibly the first evidence of an alphabet, but ...

The discovery was published in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology.

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For centuries, the world believed the ancient Egyptians pioneered the alphabet. Now, a groundbreaking discovery has pushed ...

A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet ...

Although far from the oldest writing we have found, these cylinders are 500 years older than any previously known example of alphabetic script, if that is indeed what they carry.

A 4,400-year-old discovery in Syria may rewrite history. Clay cylinders with symbols, predating Egyptian scripts, suggest the alphabet's true birthplace was Tell Umm-el Marra.

For 40 years Canada Post has delivered and sent out replies to 45 million Santa letters. It has the capacity to help Santa respond in 39 languages including braille. As of last Friday, 55,000 Canada ...