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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
The authors suggest these motifs were developed into signs in the proto-cuneiform script seen on 5,000-year-old clay tablets ...
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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 ...
Mysterious engraved pictographs may have led to the earliest form of writing
A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN6h
Mesopotamia’s 6,000-year-old cylinders with antique symbols uncover birth of writing
Researchers have linked symbolism to writing, bridging prehistory and history in a significant study of human thought ...
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It’s Election Day: How, when and where to vote in Iowa
In Iowa, early voting locations have seen long lines. As of 7 a.m. Monday, 634,836 people had voted early in Iowa, according ...
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