Lead contamination in ancient Greece points to societal change
Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...
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New Study Reveals Link Between Ancient Artifact And The Earliest Examples Of Written Language By Humans
The most advanced way that we communicate, through the written word, is something that animals simply can’t do at all. This ...
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A $1 Million Reward Awaits Anyone Who Can Crack the Ancient Indus Script
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is offering a $1 million bounty to experts who can successfully interpret the Indus Valley ...
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The Oldest Writing Systems in the World, Egyptian Comes Second
Before the current written scripts, texts, and linguistic manuscripts, there were various oldest writing systems emerging ...
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Why Did Ancient Greeks Write Without Spaces or Lowercase Letters?
One immediately notices that Ancient Greek writing exclusively used uppercase letters, without any lowercase ones. This ...
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Greek writing
Have you ever wondered why ancient Greeks used a writing system that evolved without any spaces between words, without punctuation and utilized only capital letters? If not, all you have to do is see ...
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Indian Governor Offers $1 Million to Anyone Who Can Decipher This 5,300-year-old Writing System
The total research base is around 4,000 inscribed or stamped artifacts of pottery, sandstone, and copper, consisting of ...