Researchers have unearthed an ivory comb from 1700 BCE inscribed with a plea to eradicate lice. The finding provides direct evidence for the use of the Canaanite alphabet in daily activities some 3700 ...

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WRITTEN WORD: A new exhibit at the Asheville Art Museum, organized in conjunction with the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, features works by Cherokee artists who use the tribe's written language in ...