Archaeology · 5 · Ahab and Jezebel
Texts start appearing everywhere
From the mid-ninth century BCE, inscribed artifacts multiply in the archaeological record, from personal seals to inscribed pottery shards.
A turn toward writing.
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This 'textualization' of society was historically pivotal: it laid the foundation for the Bible's formation.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 77
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