Recent readings on inscriptions written in an ancient alphabet, the Proto-Sinaitic Script, may well provide proof of the ...

Nestled on the coast of the island of Euboea (Evia), the ancient city of Eretria was one of the most influential centers in ...

The Spanish National Research Council recently announced the discovery of a written alphabet that may be 2,600 years old. It dates back to Tartessos, an ancient civilization.

L ong before the “A, B, C Song” — built upon the Latin alphabet — and the alphas, betas and gammas of Ancient Greek, cultures around the world were communicating with one another.

Uncovering an ancient alphabet Back when she was an intrepid graduate student, renowned University of California, Santa Cruz Egyptologist Elaine Sullivan contributed to the discovery of the world’s ...

Archaeologists say they have uncovered evidence of what may be the world's oldest known alphabet. The alphabetic writing system was identified on finger-length clay cylinders excavated from a tomb ...

World's oldest ALPHABET is discovered: Ancient 4,400-year-old text is found on clay cylinders from a tomb in Syria - and it upends everything we thought we knew about the origin of writing ...

Archaeologists unearth oldest alphabet from ancient tomb. Alphabetic writing found etched on clay cylinders unearthed from tomb in Syria. Vishwam Sankaran. Thursday 21 November 2024 05:48 GMT.

Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city Archaeological findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries . By Hannah Robbins / ...

Archaeology & History World’s Oldest Alphabet Turns Up in Ancient Syrian Tomb. The writing was found on cylinders dating back to around 2400 B.C.E.

Clay objects discovered during a dig at the ancient city of Umm el-Marra were engraved with symbols that may be part of the earliest known alphabet. Glenn Schwartz, Johns Hopkins University ( CC ...