Times New Roman, designed in 1931 by Stanley Morison, directly descends from this rich heritage of Roman and Renaissance ...

For centuries, the Latin alphabet has evolved from its Greek and Etruscan origins to the forms we use today, influencing every aspect of written communication. This journey begins in Ancient Rome, ...

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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 ...

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The earliest known example of alphabetic writing has been discovered etched onto small clay cylinders in an ancient Syrian tomb, which was excavated by researchers from Maryland’s Johns Hopkins ...

Just outside the Syrian city of Aleppo, archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest example of alphabetic writing ever found. Ahmad Sofi via Unsplash UPDATE: This story has been updated to ...