The sentence is dated to 1700 B.C., telling people to comb their hair and beards to get rid of lice. It translates to, “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard,” according to ...

For instance, the letter “A” looks a bit like a cow staring at you — two legs supporting a head ... this comb in their hand, and no one saw the inscription,” Dr. Mumcuoglu said. Over ...

All of the comb's teeth have broken off over time, but researchers did find the partial remains of head lice on its second ... the lice of the hair and the beard." The hidden plea was written ...

The sentence contains 17 letters that read: "May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard ... found microscopic evidence of head lice on the comb. The comb was first excavated ...

head lice. Carved into a tiny ivory comb, the words read: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.” The writing was inscribed in the language of the Canaanites ...

possibly by the pressure of fingers holding the comb during haircare or removal of lice from the head or beard. The side of the comb with six thick teeth was used to untangle knots in the hair ...

Experts just noticed that 17 letters inscribed on the comb say "May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard" in Canaanite ... she found traces of ancient head lice, the tough ...

Engraved into the side of a nearly 4,000-year-old ivory comb is a simple wish ... “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard,” Garfinkel and colleagues report November 9 ...

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