Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

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A scholar claims to have deciphered Cryptic B, a mysterious alphabet in the Dead Sea Scrolls long thought impossible to read.

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A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus.

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Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...

Engaging directly with the rich repertoire of symbols and myths of his native Venezuelan Caribbean and extending to ...

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