The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

with proto-cuneiform pictographs could help researchers decipher hundreds of the symbols whose meaning is still unknown. - Kathryn Kelley et al./University of Bologna Writing seems like a ...

The writing system is thought to have originated ... Researchers conducting a careful analysis of proto-cuneiform symbols were surprised to uncover similarities when they studied the engravings ...

The authors hope their work will help scholars decode more proto-cuneiform symbols, as well as provide insight into the meaning of some seal motifs. "The conceptual leap from pre-writing symbolism ...

Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its ... cuneiform's emergence have been murky, and many of its symbols remain undeciphered. Researchers conducting a careful ...

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity unveiled a significant link between ancient trade symbols and the ...