We have writing, reading and the alphabet, which together enable us to make extraordinary journeys in multiple dimensions. The three form a tool, a gateway to other worlds, other thoughts, other ...

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 ...

The early history of the alphabet may require rewriting. Four clay artefacts found at an ancient site in Syria are incised with what is potentially the earliest alphabetic writing ever found. The ...