Pit-firing leaves smoke traces on ceramic pieces, giving them a look of antiquity, a texture, and causing variations in ...

As calligraphy undergoes a 21st-century renaissance, devotees are putting in the time to learn the ancient kufic art. Kufic calligraphy students learn their first letters of the ancient script at the ...

African typographers are on a mission to preserve and revive ancient scripts, which are an important part of the continent's ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Filipino script artist Kristian Kabuay represented the Philippines and the diaspora in the International Workshop on Endangered Scripts of South East Asia on Feb. 28 at the ...

For almost 120 years, the writing system known as "Linear Elamite" was considered illegible. Now a team of archaeologists claims to have partially deciphered the writing system. But other researchers ...

The Indus script, from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, remains undeciphered despite its use of boustrophedon writing, read alternately left to right and right to left. Featuring pictographic ...

The story of the democratic ethos of India has been showcased at the G20 Summit venue through elements drawn from its rich civilisational heritage and cutting-edge digital technology. Titled 'Bharat: ...

Kathmandu, Nepal – Dressed in an orange kurta (loose collarless tunic) and a matching Nepali dhaka waistcoat, Lalima Shrestha pulls a brown plastic chair closer to a makeshift table made from a table ...

Sun, July 14, 2019 Published on Jul. 8, 2019 Published on 2019-07-08T16:36:39+07:00 modern way to access the cultural heritage of Indonesia has been introduced by the creators of Aksara di Nusantara ...