For centuries, historians and linguists have highlighted a deceptively simple question, what is the oldest alphabet in the world? While early writing systems like cuneiform and hieroglyphs are far ...
Archaeologists say they have uncovered evidence of what may be the world's oldest known alphabet. The alphabetic writing system was identified on finger-length clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Martin Puchner THE GREATEST INVENTION A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts By Silvia ...
BISHKEK -- The five countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) have overcome years of disagreements about letters and diacritical marks to agree on a common Latin alphabet for their ...
ON OCTOBER 9th South Koreans celebrate the 567th birthday of Hangul, the country's native writing system, with a day off work. South Korea is one of the few countries in the world to celebrate its ...
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