Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

Almost 4,000 years ago, a Mesopotamian man named Nanni was so disappointed with the copper he bought from a trader named ...

The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

With so many ancient texts around the world, you might wonder which alphabet was the first to be developed. In other words, ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...