World's oldest lice comb dug up in Israel
The ivory comb from 1700 BCE is inscribed with the first complete sentence ever found in ancient Canaanite.
Source: israel21c.org
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The ivory comb from 1700 BCE is inscribed with the first complete sentence ever found in ancient Canaanite.
Archaeologists discovered a whole Canaanite phrase from around 1700 BCE, inscribed on an ivory comb.
An infestation of head lice seems like a rite of passage in many cultures and countries – and it is an affliction that
An overlooked artifact from Tel Lachish is a lice comb bearing an inscription that is the oldest known sentence written using the alphabet.
Inscribed on a Canaanite comb, the words reveal a struggle with head lice