Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

As one of the first cities to rise in Mesopotamia, Uruk became a hub in ... the idea has surfaced or resurfaced with a ...

The symbol for rations is a human head eating ... The oldest known example of writing comes from Mesopotamia and dates to about 3300 BC. In time different-looking writing appeared in the river ...