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Ancient written languages emerged as a revolutionary development in human history, allowing civilizations to record important ...

Is the Chinese writing system a sufficient reason on its own to guarantee that Mandarin will not become a global language like English? That’s what someone asked me after I discussed the prima facie ...

Widely implemented in the ancient Middle East, cuneiform, which means “wedge-shaped,” has been a writing model since the early 18th century onward. Britannica noted this framework was the most ...

We learn about orthographies, the different components that make up a writing system. All societies have spoken or signed language, but not all languages have a written form. Since writing developed ...

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In a region in Georgia, a mysterious Bashplemi tablet has surfaced with a brand-new writing system that was never seen before. And it may alter current beliefs about ancient writing systems ...

A museum worker wearing gloves holds up a cuneiform clay tablet, one of a collection of over 100, on display at a museum in Jerusalem. EPA/Jim Hollander Cuneiform made headlines recently with the ...

The Army Contract Writing System Capabilities Management Office announced the approval of a material development decision for the Army Contract Writing System. Heidi Shyu, acquisition executive and ...