Archaeologists discovered a small, clay tablet covered in cuneiform in the ancient ruins of Alalah, a major Bronze Age-era ...

Highly educated scribes created the distinctive wedge-shaped characters using reeds on clay tablets. PHOTOS: Pompeii archaeologists find bodies of man and woman – and their treasure. The newly ...

A clay tablet discovered during an archaeological dig may be the oldest written record of Homer's epic tale, the Odyssey, ever found in Greece, the country's culture ministry has said. Found near ...

This is a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period, c.2100 B.C. This was the heyday of the Sumerian civilisation which occupied much of modern day Iraq. Sumerian was a non-Semitic ...

Recovered from Nineveh in the late 19th century, shattered clay tablets covered in indecipherable writing held one of the world’s greatest treasures. Locked within the characters lay the Epic of ...

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Died: October 20, 1964 . Despite being at the helm of government when the stock market crashed and the Great Depression set in, Herbert Hoover was not the do-nothing president his detractors claimed.

Justin Herbert’s status for the Chargers on Sunday is uncertain. Herbert, the team’s star quarterback, spoke to reporters Friday and told them that he has a high-ankle sprain and it remains to ...

It might be a while before Justin Herbert plays again. The Chargers’ star quarterback wore a walking boot after seemingly re-aggravating his ankle sprain and is awaiting the results of his X-ray ...

Inexpensive tablets are ideal for reading books, watching videos, and browsing the web. Here are the top cheap tablets we've tested, as well as some buying advice. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile ...