The written word is an essential part of being a human. Most people today who live in modern societies experience writing ...

The Kish tablet is “only” 5,500 years old, whereas the oldest cave painting, which features three humans and a pig, dates back to 50,000 years. However, cave paintings illustrate scenes rather than ...

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(CNN) — Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled ...

A researcher may have uncovered the oldest written references to Moses, dating back 3,800 years and hidden in an Egyptian desert. The two etchings were found at Serabit el-Khadim, an ancient turquoise ...

The oldest written fragment of the Nibelungen myth, an oral tale later standardized into the most famous Germanic text of the Middle Ages, has been found in a monastery in Austria. The Nibelungen Saga ...

(CNN) — The Shroud of Turin — a 14-foot-long linen cloth bearing an image of a crucified man — has captivated people for centuries, stirring debate over whether the relic once wrapped the body of ...