Researchers from the University of Bologna have unveiled how ancient cylinder seals played a key role in the development of writing in ancient Mesopotamia, marking a significant breakthrough in ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a series ...

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Researchers have made another major stride in understanding humanity’s origins of writing. In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Saana Svärd's latest book, co-written with Charles Halton, has been just published by Cambridge University Press. Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia presents fresh and engaging translations of ...