Linguistic Discoveries Archive

A page from an 18th-century copy of the Dhātupāṭha of Pāṇini (MS Add.2351) held by Cambridge University Library. Credit: Cambridge University Library

Ancient Grammatical Puzzle Solved After 2,500 Years

AncientPages.com | December 15, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A grammatical problem that has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th century BC has finally been solved by an Indian Ph.D. student at

Chinese Writing - image credit: jimbradley394

Linguistic Discoveries

Chinese Writing System – Increasingly Complex Over The Course Of Its 3000-Year History

AncientPages.com | November 23, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The world's major writing systems have tended to simplify over time, with a notable exception: New research shows that the Chinese writing system

Linguistic Discoveries

Why Human Languages Can Be Likened To Branches On A Tree And Help Finding A Single Common Ancestor

AncientPages.com | September 11, 2021

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Understanding when, why, and where our languages play an essential role in the reconstruction of ancient history. Scientists have used a different and

Linguistic Discoveries

Secrets Of 160,000 Ancient Texts Kept In The Abbey Library Of St. Gall May Soon Be Unlocked By AI

AncientPages.com | August 23, 2021

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Abbey Library of St. Gall in Switzerland is home to approximately 160,000 volumes of literary and historical manuscripts dating back to the

Linguistic Discoveries

How Strong Is The Link Between Sanskrit And European Languages?

AncientPages.com | August 5, 2020

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - No matter which language you use, it is certain the history of your language goes far back in time. Historians think the first

Google’s AI Fabricius Will Decipher Hieroglyphs And Ancient Egyptian Images

Linguistic Discoveries

Decipher Hieroglyphs And Ancient Egyptian Images With Google’s AI Fabricius

AncientPages.com | July 22, 2020

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Google’s new tool named Fabricius is a promising translator that will attempt to decipher hieroglyphs and ancient Egyptian images. The AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Beowulf Is Much Older Than Previously Thought And Is Not An English Poem – Professor Says

Linguistic Discoveries

Beowulf Is Much Older Than Previously Thought And Not An English Poem – Professor Says

AncientPages.com | January 6, 2020

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Have we misunderstood the contents of the famous epic poem Beowulf? According to one professor who spent eight years studying the poem, Beowulf

Ancient History Facts

Secret Coded Boontling Language Of Northern California

AncientPages.com | April 8, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Boontling language was invented sometime in the 1800s, but it’s unclear by whom. Some think parents made the language so they could talk

Linguistic Discoveries

Jedek: Previously Unidentified Language Found By Swedish Linguists In in Southeast Asia

AncientPages.com | February 9, 2018

AncientPages.com - A previously unidentified language has been found by linguists from the Lund University in Sweden, during their work in the Malay Peninsula. The language has been given

Archaeology

Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Was Written In Two Languages – Scientists Say

AncientPages.com | April 24, 2017

AncientPages.com - Few manuscripts have caused as much controversy and debate as the mysterious Voynich manuscript. Is it a hoax or a genuine book? It seems the verdict is