Published 11 days ago

Ancient Ivory Comb with First Known Alphabetic Sentence Makes Its U.S. Debut at Southern Adventist University

Summary by WDEF

An ancient ivory comb, dating back to 1700 B.C., has arrived at Southern Adventist University for a limited time. But this isn’t just any artifact. This comb is one of the oldest pieces of alphabetic writing ever discovered—and its story is as fascinating as it is rare. The ivory comb contains the oldest sentence ever written in alphabetic script. Since the alphabet was invented before this comb, its date is significant. This is important becaus…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Coverage Details

Total News Sources0

Leaning Left0Leaning Right0Center0Last Updated11 days agoBias Distribution

No sources with tracked biases.

Bias Distribution

There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Sources are mostly out of (0)

Ancient Ivory Comb with First Known Alphabetic Sentence Makes Its U.S. Debut at Southern Adventist University

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics