Writing does not begin and end with the encoding of an idea into a group of symbols. It is practiced by people who have learnt its principles and acquired the t

Writing in the ancient Mediterranean existed against a backdrop of very high levels of interaction and contact. In the societies around its shores, writing was

Interdisciplinary examination of the transmission process of Linear A to Linear B script.

By the 13th century BC, the Syrian city of Ugarit hosted an extremely diverse range of writing practices. As well as two main scripts – alphabetic and logogra

Studies of seals and sealing practices have traditionally investigated aspects of social, political, economic, and ideological systems in ancient societies thro