The writing, which is dated to around 2400 BCE, precedes other known alphabetic scripts by roughly 500 years, upending what archaeologists know about where alphabets came from, how they are shared ...

Credit: Glenn Schwartz, Johns Hopkins University A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers has uncovered evidence of ...

The discovery of clay cylinders in Syria could completely reshape the history of alphabetic writing. Researchers suggest that ...

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Small clay cylinders from an ancient Syrian tomb show clear markings of ... tomb they were in date back to 2400 BC. This means the writing predates other early alphabets by 500 years.

Just outside the Syrian city of Aleppo, archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest example of alphabetic writing ever found ... betas and gammas of Ancient Greek, cultures around ...

The writing was etched onto clay cylinders discovered during a dig at an ancient Syrian city. What appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger ...

Just outside the Syrian ... writing ever found. Ahmad Sofi via Unsplash Long before the “A, B, C Song” — built upon the Latin alphabet — and the alphas, betas and gammas of Ancient Greek ...