Using Ostraca in the Ancient World. New Discoveries and Methodologies

Throughout Egypt's long history, pottery sherds and flakes of limestone were commonly used for drawings and short-form texts in a number of languages. These objects are conventionally called ostraca, and thousands of them have been and continue to be discovered. This volume highlights some of t...

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Main Author: Caputo, Clementina (auth)
Other Authors: Lougovaya, Julia (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021
Series:Materiale Textkulturen
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