The invention of the Phoenician Alphabet, the prototype for all alphabets in the world, is the most significant contribution that Lebanon has made to the whole of humanity. The new system, immediately ...

Tel Dan Stele, oldest archaeological evidence of King David, comes to NY’s Jewish Museum.

In fact, it’s so old that the Aramaic used in the stele was still being written in the Phoenician alphabet — a language that predates Aramaic. The ancient inscription refers to the “House of ...

In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous ...

Omega (Ѡ ѡ or Ѡ ѡ; italics: Ѡ ѡ or Ѡ ѡ) is a letter used in the early Cyrillic alphabet. It came from the Greek Omega, and stands for the number 800. The Uk (Ѹ ѹ; italics: Ѹ ѹ), is a letter of the ...

Early forms, such as hieroglyphics or cuneiform ... This alphabetic system had a significant influence on neighboring civilizations. It evolved into the Phoenician alphabet, which in turn influenced ...

The first official version of the military alphabet was adopted in 1927, although a version was used as early as 1913. The current version, which is also the NATO alphabet and used by the ...

A Phoenician joint (Latin: coagmenta punicana) is a locked mortise and tenon wood joinery technique used in shipbuilding to fasten watercraft hulls. The locked (or pegged) mortise and tenon technique ...

From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought a rich medley of insights into human history.

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An ancient Phoenician shipwreck off the coast of Murcia, Spain, Mazarrón II, was finally recovered and is a marvel from the ancient world. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The ancient ...