Watching for the signals of Lachish
Around 2,600 years ago, someone wrote a Hebrew message on a piece of pottery. One line about distant signals still leaves readers with a question.
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The history of the alphabet, the work of reading inscriptions, and how scholars build an argument from damaged or incomplete evidence.
The Lachish comb: why its date needs a closer look
A small ivory comb from an ancient city carries a wish to get rid of lice. Its faint letters also raise a difficult question about the age of the inscription.
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