The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

One of the earliest writing systems in the world may have been influenced by symbols engraved on ancient “cylinder seals.” ...

Speaking at a research seminar on Madurai’s ancient trade route and Tamil merchant guild’s global network conducted by Indian ...

In the early 2000s, archaeologists excavating a tomb at Tell Umm-el Marra, a site 35 miles east of Aleppo, Syria, discovered ...

Dharmakṣema, who hailed from Central India, was instrumental in the translation of important Buddhist texts to Chinese in 5th ...

Long before alphabets came into existence, human civilisations used different means to communicate such as images and ...

Ask British historian and multi-award-winning author William Dalrymple about the secret to his success and you’ll get the ...

Vedic astrology, one of the ancient sciences originating from India, offers profound insights into various aspects of life, ...

Found etched into clay cylinders in Syria, the strange symbols date to around 2400 B.C.E.—500 years before other known ...