Cylinder seals and proto-cuneiform acted as the accounting system for ancient Mesopotamia in one of the earliest invented ...

While historians know roughly where and when humans first began writing, they have many unanswered questions about how and ...

Researchers discover that ancient cylinder seals may hold the key to decoding undeciphered proto-cuneiform signs.

"Beautiful. Great detail in the carving of this cameo." Shopper stunned after noticing tiny engraving on pendant purchased at ...

An elderly stamp collector’s £250,000 fortune is at the centre of a court battle after he changed his will and left nearly everything to his carer. Ray Watts also sold his £200,000 collection ...

The gold and diamond chain with a custom engraved nameplate is estimated to be worth up to $20,000, Olivia Landau, CEO of jewelry brand The Clear Cut, told People on Tuesday. The jewelry expert ...

According to interior designer Mimi Meacham, when choosing a countertop stone, it’s important to consider durability, maintenance, appearance, and cost. By breaking down these differences between ...

Someone purchasing an average-priced home in England and Northern Ireland could see their stamp duty bill more than double from March next year, as Labour is set to rule out any changes to the tax ...

Engineered stone high in crystalline silica, which can damage the lungs when inhaled, has faced growing scrutiny as countertop cutters have grown ill and died from silicosis. Some companies that ...

Howard Stone, a leading engineering scholar and pioneer in fluid dynamics research, has been named University Professor, Princeton’s highest honor for faculty. Stone, the Neil A. Omenn ’68 University ...

Royal Mail has announced it will hike the price of first-class stamps by 30p due to "very real and urgent" financial challenges. The increase, which will kick in from 7 October, will see the price ...