Explore ancient writing systems, manuscripts, and inscriptions from archaeological sites.
Historians at the University of Göttingen have identified a medieval document in their collection as a forgery from the 18th ...
A centuries-old mystery surrounding a 2,600-year-old inscription on the Arslan Kaya (“Lion Rock”) monument in western Turkey has been resolved. ...
A recent study has revealed a compelling link between Mesopotamian cylinder seals used in trade and the proto-cuneiform symbols that ...
A 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet detailing a comprehensive furniture shopping list has been unearthed at the site of Aççana Mound, also ...
During a recent excavation in the village of Alqan, located in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk province, archaeologists uncovered a bilingual inscription ...
An ancient manuscript fragment, long unnoticed in the Carl von Ossietzky State and University Library in Hamburg, Germany, has been ...
A geography teacher, Graham Senior, stumbled across a rock with mysterious incisions while tidying his overgrown garden in Coventry. The ...
Researchers at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań have discovered a treasure trove of literary history, discovering 27 original volumes from ...
A scroll titled the "Horoscope" has been unearthed in the Judean Desert. The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery, ...
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have announced the recovery of three ancient codices dating back ...
