The sentence was inscribed on an ancient ivory comb found at the Tel Lachish archaeological site in 2016. A picture taken at the conservation laboratory of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on ...

AMENEMHAT III is one of Egypt’s lesser-known pharaohs. He made pyramids, but not on the scale of Khufu’s at Giza. He commissioned many artworks, but none that survive match the opulence of Tutankhamun ...

Writing is an integral part of our world. It is one of the foundations not only of education, but also of the first version of the Internet. Before coming to us, it existed for many, many years. It ...

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