Runes scratched onto a decorated comb are the oldest evidence of written West Germanic, the language that gave birth to English, German, Dutch, and a variety of other modern tongues. Discovered near ...

In this video, we break down Aurebesh, the writing system seen throughout the Star Wars universe. The guide shows how each symbol connects to a familiar English letter, making the alphabet easier to ...

Russian Yuri Knorozov cracked the previously undecipherable Maya code, and remarkably, did it long before he ever visited ...