There is plenty of handwriting (a papal indulgence from 1455, Joyce’s color-coded “Ulysses” drafts), but the show also covers printing, typing, computing, and tattooing.

While humans have been making their mark on the surfaces of this Earth for at least tens of thousands of years, it's difficult to pinpoint the exact moment our impulse to record what we saw tipped ...

We're only scratching the surface of what 3-D printing is capable of right now. It's a very exciting technology. By the way, if you want to 3-D print your own cuneiform tablet, the files are here.

AI analysis of Dead Sea Scroll fragments suggests some of the ancient manuscripts are up to 100 years older than once thought. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) ...

How to Decode an Ancient Roman’s Handwriting Roger Tomlin has made a career studying bar bills, curse tablets, and other British relics that were never meant for posterity. By Charlotte Higgins ...