Bologna University

A team of Turkish and Italian archeologists have unearthed what could be the world's oldest smiley emoji in one of the most important ancient cities of the world, Karkamış, located in the southeastern province of Gaziantep along Turkey's border with Syria. 

A Turkish-Italian team has completed the first part of their seven-season-long excavation works in an ancient site in the town of Karkamış, located in the province of Gaziantep on the Turkish-Syrian border, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 14. 

Italian author and intellectual Umberto Eco died on Friday at his home in Milan, according to Italian media reports.

His Italian publisher, Bompiani, confirmed his death, according to the Italian news agency ANSA

He was best known for his 1980 historical mystery novel The Name of the Rose, which has been translated into more than 40 languages.