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43,000 ostraca found at one site shed light on social history of Egypt

Excavations at Athribis in Lower Egypt uncovered 13,000 ostraca, bringing the total to 43,000 fragments—the largest collection at any single Egyptian archaeological site, spanning from the 3rd century BCE to the 11th century CE.
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