New research confirms that letter shapes become predictably simpler over time to make reading and writing more efficient. The first letter in the English alphabet is famously thought to be descended ...

The world’s very first invention of writing took place over 5000 years ago in the Middle East, before it was reinvented in China and Central America. Today, almost all human activities—from education ...

The bombshell is buried so deeply it’s easy to miss. In an online listing, B&S; Auction Service of Portland has announced the items it plans to auction on Wednesday night at the Knights of Columbus ...

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"Special Book Issue: Vol. 25, No. 2, 1995, West African Journal of Archaeology"--T.p. verso. African development and African studies : the ideology of inquiry and interpretation / Zacharys Anger Gundu ...

Washington, DC — A new exhibition explores how African artists for centuries have used letters, words and symbols to create or embellish works of art. Some 90 works are on view in the show Inscribing ...

Renowned South African freedom fighter and writer Fatima Meer is writing the script for a film on the historic Taj Mahal, to be directed by Akbar Khan. She said she had been working on the script and ...

Writing evolves to become simpler and more efficient, according to a new study based on the analysis of an isolated West African writing system. The world's very first invention of writing took place ...