Clay cylinder from ancient Syrian city (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Clay cylinder from ancient Syrian city

Caption

Clay objects roughly the size of fingers were discovered during a dig at the ancient city of Umm el-Marra. The engraved symbols may be part of the earliest known alphabet. 

Credit

Glenn Schwartz, Johns Hopkins University

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