These small stone cylinders helped people keep ... It featured symbols that were stamped or carved into wet clay. "The ...

cuneiform writing was created by using a reed stylus to make wedge-shaped indentations in clay tablets. Later scribes would chisel cuneiform into a variety of stone objects as well. Different ...

"There are carvings on rocks and stone slabs at a turquoise mine in ... the artifacts and the writing on the clay cylinders. Schwartz revealed details of the writing discovery on Thursday at ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia ... Typically made of stone and engraved with a series of designs, these cylinders were rolled onto clay tablets, leaving a stamped impression of the design.

One of three stone tablets found in northeastern Iraq that ... building remains and three clay tablets recently discovered by archaeologists in northeastern Iraq provide new details about ...

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia ... region were generally made of stone and engraved with a series of designs. The cylinders were then rolled onto clay tablets, an impression of ...

open image in gallery A cylinder seal, left, and its design is imprinted on clay. Cylinder seals were made out of stone and are another piece of the puzzle in understanding the origins of writing ...