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Epigraphy

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People write on many things.

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Rosetta Stone.JPG
They write on stone or metal. Some write on clay too. This helps us learn about the past. It tells us how people lived. It is like a big puzzle.
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Trencin-Roman2.JPG
Can you find writing on old things?

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File:Rosetta Stone.JPG
Rosetta Stone.JPG
File:Michel Ney-Statue Avenue de lObservatoire Paris.jpg
Michel Ney-Statue Avenue de lObservatoire...
File:Sanskrit written on the Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur.jpg
Sanskrit written on the Brihadisvara...
File:Trilingual inscription of Xerxes, Van, 1973.JPG
Trilingual inscription of Xerxes, Van, 1973.JPG
File:Arabic scripts Alhambra.jpg
Arabic scripts Alhambra.jpg
File:Jiroft culture inscriptions.jpg
Jiroft culture inscriptions.jpg
File:Prüfeninger Weiheinschrift. Pic 01.jpg
Prüfeninger Weiheinschrift. Pic 01.jpg
File:41 - Stoà of Attalus Museum - Ostracism against Megakles (487 BC) - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 9 2009.jpg
41 - Stoà of Attalus Museum - Ostracism...
File:Trencin-Roman2.JPG
Trencin-Roman2.JPG
File:Roman-mosaic-know-thyself.jpg
Roman-mosaic-know-thyself.jpg
File:Stele with an ephebic list NAMA 1484 (DerHexer).JPG
Stele with an ephebic list NAMA 1484...
File:Sophilos me grafsen inscription Lebes BM 1971.11-1.1.jpg
Sophilos me grafsen inscription Lebes BM...

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