The Hebrew University has discovered an ivory comb from 1700 BCE that is inscribed with a plea to rid oneself of lice. The inscription reads:
“May this [ivory] tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.”
Isn’t cultural transmission amazing!
First they came for …
The Hebrew University has discovered an ivory comb from 1700 BCE that is inscribed with a plea to rid oneself of lice. The inscription reads:
“May this [ivory] tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.”
Isn’t cultural transmission amazing!