The oldest recorded alphabet may be Hebrew. According to a controversial new study by archaeologist and ancient inscription specialist Douglas Petrovich, Israelites in Egypt took 22 ancient Egyptian ...
Archaeologists at Tel Lachish found an elephant ivory comb with wishful inscription, the oldest complete sentence in the earliest alphabet. Photo from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem No one wants ...
KHIRBET QEIYAFA, Israel, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- An Israeli archaeologist says he discovered the oldest known Hebrew text on a pottery shard dating from the time of biblical King David 3,000 years ago. Yossi ...
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