World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols
A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...
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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
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These Cranes Were Symbols of Fidelity. Now, Science Disagrees.
New genetic analysis reveals complex mating behaviors in black-necked cranes, challenging folklore that portrays them as ...
AI Revealed a New Trove of Massive Ancient Symbols
The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.
Iranian woman who stripped becomes symbol of struggle against the obligation to wear a headscarf
While the real motivations of the young woman remain unclear, for many people from the Islamic Republic, she already embodies ...
Could Studying AI Languages Help Us Understand Aliens?
In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language ...
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Could humans translate an alien language? Understanding AI may be the key
To simulate how language may evolve, we give agents (AIs) simple tasks that require communication, like a game where one ...
The truth behind embracing figures found in ancient Pompeii
This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...
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The World’s Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone ‘Cylinder Seals’
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...