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  2. List of earliest tools - Wikipedia

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    It includes sites where compelling evidence of hominin tool use has been found, even if no actual tools have been found. Stone tools preserve more readily than tools of many other materials. [1] [2] So the oldest tools that we can find in many areas are going to be stone tools. It could be that these tools were once accompanied by, or even ...

  3. Wax tablet - Wikipedia

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    Writing on the wax surface was performed with a pointed instrument, a stylus. A straight-edged spatula-like implement (often placed on the opposite end of the stylus tip) would be used as an eraser. The modern expression of "a clean slate" equates to the Latin expression "tabula rasa". Writing with stylus and folding wax tablet.

  4. History of writing - Wikipedia

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    This article cites its sources but its page reference ranges are too broad or incorrect. Please help in adding a more precise page range. (July 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Survey of eight prominent scripts (left to right, top to bottom): Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, Maya script, Devanagari, Latin alphabet, Arabic alphabet, Braille Part of ...

  5. List of museums in Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Includes prehistoric pottery from Cyprus, pottery from all periods, iron tools and weapons, examples of ancient writing, religious objects [9] Museum of Catholic Art and History: Downtown Religious Displays Roman Catholic art and religious artifacts. Formerly known as the Jubilee Museum. [10] National Veterans Memorial and Museum: Franklinton

  6. Scribe equipment (hieroglyph) - Wikipedia

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    The scribe equipment hieroglyph is often used as a determinative for items relating to writing or the scribe. Combined with the determinative for person ð“€€ (Gardiner no. A1), the hieroglyph is read as zẖꜣw, probably pronounced [θaçÊ€aw] [2] or [θiçÉ«u] [3] in Old Egyptian, and [saçÊ”aw] or [saçÊ”u] following the changes in pronunciation of z in Middle Egyptian and of ꜣ in Late ...

  7. Writing implement - Wikipedia

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    A writing implement or writing instrument is an object used to produce writing. Writing consists of different figures, lines, and or forms. Writing consists of different figures, lines, and or forms. Most of these items can be also used for other functions such as painting , drawing and technical drawing , but writing instruments generally have ...

  8. Lithic technology - Wikipedia

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    The earliest stone tools to date have been found at the site of Lomekwi 3 (LOM3) in Kenya and they have been dated to around 3.3 million years ago. [1] The archaeological record of lithic technology is divided into three major time periods: the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), and Neolithic (New Stone Age).

  9. Stylus - Wikipedia

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    As in ancient styluses, the stylus is pointed or rounded at one end and is made to fit in the grip of a hand comfortably. These styluses can be found in many different styles. Since many modern tablets make use of multi-touch recognition, some stylus and app manufactures have created palm rejection technologies into their products.