Ancient Origins of Typography: How Early Mark-Making Shapes Modern Communication

Kathmandu— Half a million years ago, Homo erectus carved zigzag patterns into mussel shells on Java. Around 100,000 years later, early Homo sapiens etched cross-hatched designs onto ochre in South Africa. These weren’t writing, but deliberate attempts to shape surfaces and create visual marks – an impulse that predates language itself and continues to influence […]