Discover Syria's 2400 BCE alphabet, the oldest known alphabetic writing, reshaping the history of the alphabet's origins.

Small clay cylinders from an ancient Syrian tomb have letters etched into them. The 2400-year-old tablets are the oldest ...

Archaeological discoveries indicate that alphabetic writing dates back 500 years earlier than previously believed. What ...

Although far from the oldest writing we have found, these cylinders are 500 years older than any previously known example of alphabetic script, if that is indeed what they carry.

The early human discovery dating back to 2400 BC was made by analyzing clay fragments at a 16-year-long archaeological dig in Syria.

Alphabetic language, or written language made of individual letters, is a newer invention, but now, archaeologists believe ...

Around 150 years ago, a young archaeologist, Anders Lorange, uncovered a giant Viking ship. He left a note in the mound for ...