EPISODE · Dec 13, 2022 · 52 MIN
The Lice Combs of Lachish, Or, Bless This Beard and All Who Dwell Within It
from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast
An ivory lice comb found at Iron Age Lachish is actually from the Middle Bronze Age and contains the first complete Canaanite sentence. It talks about lice. Didn’t see that coming. So obviously we argue about hair care products and the connection between literacy and nearsightedness.
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