Archaeologists from Johns Hopkins University have unearthed what is believed to be the earliest example of alphabetic writing during an excavation in Syria. The inscriptions were found on small, clay cylinders within a tomb at Tell Umm-el Marra, an ancient urban centre in western Syria. The writing has been dated to approximately 2400 BCE, pushing back the origins of alphabetic systems by 500 years. This discovery raises new questions about the …

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Evidence of the Oldest Alphabetic Writing in Human History Found in Syria

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A group of archaeologists claim to have discovered evidence of what may be the oldest known alphabet in the world. Alphabetical writing system was identified in clay cylinders, along a finger, excavated in a tomb in an ancient Syrian city known as Tell Umm-el Marra. The artifacts came to light during a 16-year excavation by a team from Johns Hopkins University, United States, and the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Researchers dated …

Un grupo de arqueólogos afirma haber descubierto evidencia de lo que puede ser el alfabeto más antiguo conocido del mundo. El sistema de escritura alfabético fue identificado en cilindros de arcilla, del largo de un dedo, excavados en una tumba en una antigua ciudad siria conocida como Tell Umm-el Marra. Los artefactos salieron a la luz durante una excavación de 16 años de duración realizada por un equipo de la Universidad Johns Hopkins, Estados…

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Archaeologists claim to have found the oldest alphabet

Archaeological findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries. The post Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

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Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed

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What appears to be evidence of one of the oldest alphabetic scripts in human history is inscribed on finger-long clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in

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Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the United States have discovered the letters of the alphabet, written around 2400 BC -- and found inscribed on clay cylinders • “This new discovery shows that people experienced new means of communication earlier and in a different location than we expected,” explained Dr Glenn Schwartz who was behind the discovery

חוקרים מאוניברסיטת ג'ונס הופקינס בארצות הברית גילו כתבי האלפבית, שנכתבו בסביבות שנת 2400 לפני הספירה – ונמצאו חרוטים על גבי גלילי חרס • "התגלית החדשה הזו מראה כי אנשים התנסו באמצעי תקשורת חדשים מוקדם יותר ובמיקום אחר ממה שציפינו", הסביר ד"ר גלן שוורץ שעמד מאחורי הגילוי

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Archaeologists Reveal: Oldest Alphabet Discovered in Tomb in Syria

Alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city by researchers is evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history The post Alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city Researchers is evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history first appeared on Sonoma Sun.

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The ancient text is inscribed upon finger-sized clay cylinders believed to date back some 4,500 years. The advent of writing was one of the most impor...

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