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 ...
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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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade ...
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Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing
Some of the symbols on these cylinder seals correspond to those used ... While powerful people in the major city of Uruk no ...
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‘Reading cemeteries’ reveals clues about past and present, University of Iowa professor says
In his 14th year at the University of Iowa — where he earned his doctorate in religious studies and has been a visiting professor since, focused on American religion and its intersection with popular ...
Staten Island has 17 ‘Great Trees’; Here’s what you need to know.
The Parks Department announced new additions to the “Great Trees” in the five boroughs, with nearly 20 of them grown on ...