Just as the Rosetta Stone was fundamental in the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs, other writing systems followed a similar process,…
Inscriptions
Lapis Niger, the shrine where the first known Latin inscription was found, was already a mystery to the Romans themselves
In 1898 the Venetian archaeologist Giacomo Boni was appointed director of the excavations of the Roman Forum at the Italian…
A 4,500-year-old Mesopotamian pillar contains the first deciphered inscription about border disputes
A marble pillar or stele that has been preserved in the British Museum for 150 years bears a cuneiform inscription,…
