A team of historians, scientists and engineers has developed a portable X-ray scanner to study 4,000-year-old letters encased in clay envelopes.

Archaeologists believe they’ve uncovered fresh clues that could solve one of history’s most famous mysteries. No, not the ...

Omar Badawi A historical and intellectual journey awaits visitors to “Arabic Language: Twenty-Eight Letters of Light,” an ...

According to Dr. Irving Finkel, Curator and Assyriologist, the earliest evidence for writing was in southern Mesopotamia around 3200–3350 BC during the late Uruk period. These first clay texts didn’t ...

Stiola represents the second installment in the Keramos exhibition series, which Al-Masry initiated in January 2024. The ...

Cuneiform is the name for several writing systems used in the Near East. The principal writing ground was the clay tablet, in which 'cuneiform' signs were incised with a wedge (cuneus - Latin for ...

The World Health ‌Organization warned on Tuesday that Europe could face “more deadly weeks” ahead, with another intense ...