This is the Rosetta Stone. It is made from granite and it has three sets of inscriptions carved into it: Demotic, Hieroglyphs and ancient Greek. The broken top and bottom edges suggest it was part ...

POTTERY sherds, when they occur, are some of the most useful 'fossils' the prehistorian can have to deal with. When the are found with an industry, one can be almost certain that they are ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...