According to the researchers, several symbols engraved on stone "cylinder seals" were developed into signs used in "proto-cuneiform," an early version of the cuneiform script used in southern ...

It's called 'cuneiform,' which means wedge-shaped. This tablet is a record of the daily beer rations for workers. Beer here is represented by an upright jar with a pointed base. The symbol for ...

Italian archaeologists working at the sanctuary of Tas-Silg on Malta have discovered an agate fragment with a Middle Babylonian ... cuneiform was used, it is the westernmost example of the script ...