Researchers have recently made groundbreaking progress in decoding mysterious symbols found on ancient tablets, potentially unlocking secrets of ancient civilizations. These discoveries could ...

The Faravahar is arguably the best-known symbol of the Persian Zoroastrian faith. This symbol consists of a winged disc with a man emerging from it. The man is shown holding a ring. Whilst the symbol ...

Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...

When pictures surfaced of James Alex Fields Jr. and others carrying shields with fasces (a bundle of rods or sticks) emblazoned on them at the Charlottesville protests, historians took note. But they ...

Today, we are bombarded with a never-ending stream of images and logos and symbols. In this time of overstimulation, how do you create symbols that stand out? One designer is looking to the past for ...

A researcher claims to have decoded an ancient set of symbols found in Iraq that have long puzzled experts. Image from the New York Public Library For over 100 years, archaeologists have been ...