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Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

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The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.

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This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious Planet Nine, and more.

In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language ...