The Latin alphabet is the most recognizable form of written language, whose history goes back to the eras of ancient Greek ...

The Greek alphabet, believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is undergoing reevaluation by Leiden University.

Researchers are transforming access to some of the world's oldest written records using digital technology and multilingual ...

A new exhibition is presenting the history of the Lebanese archaeological site of Byblos to European audiences in Paris, writes David Tresilian ...

A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first ...

The Sumerians are often credited with creating one of the world’s earliest civilizations, developing cities, writing, and ...

French archaeologist François Desset says he has deciphered much of Linear Elamite, a rare 4,000-year-old Bronze Age script from ancient Iran. Using inscriptions on unprovenanced silver vessels, his ...

Now, French archaeologist François Desset and his colleagues say they have cracked much of it. If confirmed, their work would ...

Specific genomic regions that seem to play a role in human language development evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago, ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Writing is thought to have emerged in ancient Mesopotamia some 5,000 years ago. But new research by ...