New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...

A new study has revealed that mysterious signs carved onto Paleolithic artifacts up to 40,000 years ago match the information density of the world's earliest known writing system — pushing the deep ...

As civilizations die, so do their forms of writing, top scholars of ancient cultures found in the first study to examine the extinction of writing systems. The research also showed that ancient ...

From the moment we wake up and check the messages on our smartphones, we’re exposed to text design. Throughout our day, storefronts and websites announce themselves, first and foremost, through the ...

SANTA CRUZ — While a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz history professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient artifacts in Syria marked with an alphabetic script whose meaning ...

STORY: Visitors gathered in Mosul's museum on Thursday (March 24) for the opening of a calligraphy exhibition entitled 'The Rhythm of Letters', by Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb, an Iraqi calligrapher. The ...

Zhang Weining's calligraphic works engage the audience with an intriguing dialogue of ancient writing from the East and the West. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The calligraphic works of Zhang ...

Chinese calligraphy has been a popular art form for centuries, particularly during the Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year. It is said that writing calligraphy at the beginning of the year brings good ...