Seals were most often made of stone but also sometimes of bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, or even sun-dried or baked clay. A recessed inscription was carved onto the cylinder, which produced ...

In the dusty city states of ancient Mesopotamia, long before the advent of written language, mysterious symbols etched into stone cylinders told stories of trade, ownership, and governance.

Tr. Gürdal recalled that last year, at the ancient city of Troy in Çanakkale, two cylinder seals were found, one made of ...

The initial discovery of clay seal impressions dating back to the early third millennium BC in 2021 drew attention to the site. Following damage to parts of the area, a first season of archaeological ...