(Critic’s Notebook): LONDON — The writing’s on the wall, we’re told. Whether it was Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press in the 15th century, the invention of the typewriter 300 years later, or the ...

Linguists used Akkadian writing on bilingual cuneiform tablets from Iraq to translate the text in Amorite, an unknown language, study said. Rudolf H. Mayr Photo from the Rosen Collection used with ...

(CNN) — Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled ...

A piece of an ancient clay tablet found in Greece may have something to say about the written word and the people who produced it. Discovered last summer by a St. Louis archeological team that's been ...

Imagine a world without written records — no books, no laws, no way to document discoveries or communicate ideas across generations. Civilization would be trapped in a cycle of forgetfulness, with ...

An ancient game board, building remains and three clay tablets recently discovered by archaeologists in northeastern Iraq provide new details about Mesopotamian life. The clay tablets are the first ...

With a wedge-shaped pen, a scribe sat down with a clay tablet and began writing. Dividing the tablet in half, the mysterious author wrote the same message in two different languages. It was an ...