The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

Experts told Live Science it was probably the proto-Sinaitic script, which was invented about 4,000 years ago by Canaanite ...

Maybe, for now, it’s just the questions you write down. No answers at all. Maybe, over time, answers begin to come.

We often take written language for granted– whether it’s texting, reading a book, or scrolling through social media, it’s a part of everyday life. But imagine a time when there were no books, no ...

ProtoSnap uses computer vision to scan the pixels in a picture of a cuneiform table and compares them to a series of ...

Instead of referring to sounds in an essentially arbitrary way, pictures refer to the world. As such, they require no ...

A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they ...

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While teaching humans about their ancient civilizations may seem like an odd job for artificial intelligence, it has ...

Research suggests that reliance on digital technology may harm our cognitive skills. Handwriting engages the brain more than ...

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