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Cache of 13,000 ostraca unearthed in Egypt (english.ahram.org.eg)

Ostraca are broken pieces of pottery that were engraved to be used for private notes, records of purchases as well as to practice writing as they were a cheaper and more plentiful option than papyrus.

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