Scholars estimate the script is at least several centuries old, from when reading and writing were deemed male-only activities. So the women developed their own script to communicate with each other.

A mysterious tablet discovered in Georgia might upend our knowledge of ancient writings in the Caucasus region. Carved into local basalt, it bears 60 symbols, 39 of which are previously unknown ...

A stone slab found in the state of Veracruz in Mexico bears 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars, according to archaeologists who say it is an example of the oldest script ever ...