Even with advanced technology, deciphering ancient texts and inscriptions has often been deemed impossible. However, in the ...

Stone reveals ancient writing system Symbols inscribed on an ancient stone slab 2,900 years ago in Mexico represent the earliest known writing in the Western Hemisphere.

In order to decipher or translate a dead writing system, scholars need what they call a "bi-script," or a known writing system that is roughly equivalent to the unknown. The famed Rosetta stone ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The way ancient Greeks thought about the natural environment and their relationship to it is relevant to how we respond to environmental crises today. In her new book, "Other ...