Ancient written languages emerged as a revolutionary development in human history, allowing civilizations to record important ...

Ancient Chinese writing developed early in the second millennium B.C., while the earliest known writing system in the Americas is the Olmec script, from about 600 B.C.

Archaeologists digging in eastern China believe they have discovered some of the world's oldest forms of primitive writing on stone axes dating from 5,000 years ago.

Since the invention of writing several thousands of years ago, humans have come up with myriad scripts that turn the phonetic sounds of spoken languages into something visual. Most of these written ...

Culture 360: The Confucius Philosophy in the ancient Chinese Writing, Letter of Three Characters Part 4 ...