That written language was, of course ... The tendencies to indirectness and allusion are ancient cultural traits of Chinese society, and politicians and negotiators were using them as much hundreds of ...

Discover oldest languages in the world, with some still being spoken today. From Chinese to Tamil, these ancient tongues have ...

A scholar who is prescribed "dragon bones" to cure an illness realizes that the bones-which are actually turtle shells-contain ancient Chinese writing used to send messages to the gods. The fantastic ...

Credit: Journal of Ancient History and Archeology The Bashplemi inscription’s mystery language also appears to share similarities with possibly over 20 writing systems so far, although the ...

Chapters on the prehistoric background, the growth of language, and relations with ... if they read only those well-researched and carefully written chapters." Historian "...almost everyone interested ...