Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world's oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

It’s important to use the right words when writing about writing. Scholars studying the history of it distinguish between pre-writing symbols used to mark objects and more precise marks that establish ...

The collection of symbols printed on every clothing label could mean the difference between years of happy wearing and a ...

Researchers have linked symbolism to writing, bridging prehistory and history in a significant study of human thought ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...

One of the Canadians killed in action early in the First World War inspired Lt.-Col. John McCrae – a Canadian doctor and teacher born in Guelph, Ont. – to write his memorial poem In Flanders Fields, ...

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With his inclusion by the bishop of Rome in the Roman Martyrology, the book containing the saints of the liturgical calendars, the Eastern mystic today is a symbol of the unity between the ...

Maharashtra's complex politics involve caste dynamics, regional disparities, and shifting alliances, impacting electoral ...

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why?

"We focused on seal imagery that originated before the invention of writing, while continuing to develop into the ...