Researchers discover that ancient cylinder seals may hold the key to decoding undeciphered proto-cuneiform signs.

With that in mind, let’s look at the most ingenious inventions created by ancient cultures that have shaped today’s world. Eyeglass wearers have the Assyrians to thank. The Assyrian ...

For an invention so world-changing as the wheel, scholars know surprisingly little about its origin story—but there is no ...

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W hen did humans start “putting pen to paper” and expressing their thoughts through a series of complex symbols? An important ...

The ancient frames were also lined with dark materials ... the predecessor of today’s sunglasses.” Kayaks are another ...

Designs on stone cylinders dating back six thousand years correspond to some signs of the proto-cuneiform script that emerged ...

The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project begun by the students in the course Ancient Inventions, which was offered for the first time in the spring semester of 1997. More inventions will ...