Archeologists working on the gulf coast of Mexico have uncovered a 3,000-year-old stone tablet that bears the oldest writing in the Western Hemisphere and the first text unambiguously linked to the ...

Archeologists digging near Mexico’s Gulf Coast have discovered the earliest-known example of writing in Mesoamerica, pushing the date for the appearance of this cultural breakthrough back by at least ...

A stone slab found in the state of Veracruz in Mexico bears 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars, according to archaeologists who say it is an example of the oldest script ever ...

The roots of writing in the New World have been traced back to a time earlier than researchers thought — as far back as 2,650 years, when the ancient Olmec civilization flourished on Mexico’s Gulf ...

Archaeologists have applauded recent excavations at an ancient settlement in southeastern Mexico that have yielded an array of artifacts from the Olmec civilization. However, controversy has flared ...

Archaeologists working on the Gulf coast of Mexico say a 3,000-year-old stone tablet there bears the oldest writing in the Western Hemisphere and the first text unambiguously linked to the Olmec ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two carved sculptures of heads as seen in a museum. . When they were made: 1200 to 400 B.C. What they tell us about the past: Of ...

A stone block discovered in the Olmec heartland of Veracruz, Mexico, contains the oldest writing in the New World, says an international team of archaeologists, including Stephen D. Houston of Brown ...

Archaeologists digging near Mexico's Gulf coast have discovered the earliest known example of writing in the New World, pushing back the date for the appearance of this crucial cultural development by ...

Symbols carved on stones 2,600 years ago may be the earliest form of writing ever found in the New World, scientists say. Researchers discovered the symbols of a ceramic cylinder and pieces of ...