The world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in the exchange of farming produce and textiles, a new study suggests. The ...

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 across clay ...

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A picture that supposedly shows an 800-year-old mobile phone found in Austria has found huge fame among conspiracy theorists, despite looking to be entirely fake. The story goes that the phone was ...

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