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Archaeological discoveries indicate that alphabetic writing dates back 500 years earlier than previously believed. What ...

A rare, ancient amulet with biblical ties was recently unearthed in Turkey. The metal artifact — which is about the size of a large coin — depicts a dramatic battle sequence and carries a brief ...

Four clay cylinders inscribed with what might be the oldest known evidence of alphabetic writing are 500 years older than other early alphabets, according to new research.

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.

This discovery, dated to around 2400 BCE, predates previously known alphabetic scripts by approximately 500 years, ...

A 4,400-year-old discovery in Syria may rewrite history. Clay cylinders with symbols, predating Egyptian scripts, suggest the alphabet's true birthplace was Tell Umm-el Marra.

The early human discovery dating back to 2400 BC was made by analyzing clay fragments at a 16-year-long archaeological dig in ...

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