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

According to the Federal Reserve Board, the central banking system of the US, the US officially adopted the dollar sign in ...

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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The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.

Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

New genetic analysis reveals complex mating behaviors in black-necked cranes, challenging folklore that portrays them as ...

So, the first question driving an intriguing, though controversial, new study was: “Did seal imagery contribute significantly ...

Cats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows.

To simulate how language may evolve, we give agents (AIs) simple tasks that require communication, like a game where one ...

Geopolitical ambitions threaten Antarctica's peace, driving resource interest and testing the 1961 Antarctic Treaty.