Dato Dolidze’s fingers move slowly on the old handset as he writes a text message to his son. “My phone only has the Latin alphabet, so every time I text I need to translate the Georgian letters into ...

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An engraving on an ancient lice comb is potentially the oldest known sentence written using an alphabet. The ivory comb bears a sentence in an early Canaanite script, estimated to date back almost ...

The following is a partner post from EurasiaNet.org by Monica Ellena. Republished with permission. Dato Dolidze’s fingers move slowly on the old handset as he writes a text message to his son. “My ...