Researchers have discovered evidence of what they say is the world’s oldest alphabet, believed to have ... a form of alphabetic print. The clay objects — about the length of a finger ...

The bones of six skeletons were found with gold and silver ornaments ... “It changes the entire narrative of how the alphabet was introduced,” Professor Schwartz was quoted by Scientific ...

suggesting the alphabet may have an entirely different origin story than we thought.” Carbon-dated tombs were uncovered at the site, featuring six skeletons as well as gold and silver jewelry, ...