Four clay cylinders inscribed with what might be the oldest known evidence of alphabetic writing are 500 years older than ...

A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet ...

Storms are named alphabetically, and with the arrival of Storm Bert set to bruing icy temperatures and snow, we take a look at the Met Office's list of storm names for 2024/25 and the reason behind th ...

Residents of the mountainous village of Antia in Evia, Greece "speak" a unique whistle language called Sfyria.

Researchers have discovered evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history. The writing was etched onto clay cylinders discovered during a dig at an ancient Syrian city.

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest alphabetic writing ever recorded from a tomb in Syria. Etched onto finger-length ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of what they say is the world’s oldest alphabet, believed to have existed in the Middle ...

BCE clay cylinders with oldest known alphabetic writing were uncovered in Syria, challenging the origins of the alphabet.

At an archaeological excavation site in western Syria, Schwartz unearthed a “finger-length” clay cylinder with etched letters ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland say small cylinders made out of clay have the oldest known ...

Well, not all of my ideas are good ones... At any rate, it's a fun discovery that PSI, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet ...

The interior is dark and mysterious. The entryway is through the back door. Patrons may or may not have to say a password ...