A team of archaeologists has found finger-long clay cylinders dating from around 2400 BC in the Tel Um Al-Mara area of eastern Aleppo province in northern Syria, reported Prensa Latina.
According to local media, the finds revealed tombs dating back to the Early Bronze Age, six skeletons, gold and silver jewellery, kitchen utensils, a spearhead, and intact pottery vessels.
Next to the pottery, the researchers found four lightly baked clay cylinders with what appeared to be alphabetical writing on them.