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Archaeologists have found pottery and inscriptions around Abydos showing that, during the late Roman period around 1,700 years ago, people were digging into tombs to extract the limestone, granite and quartzite within.
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
According to the inscription, Crescens died at the age of 14 years and nine hours.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
The runes provided the start and end of inscriptions on two larger fragments found nearby.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
According to the inscription, Crescens died at the age of 14 years and nine hours.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
The runes provided the start and end of inscriptions on two larger fragments found nearby.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscription
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Charles Cram, a Navy corpsman who was wounded and awarded for his bravery, saluted the epitaph and gently touched the wreath of red, white and blue flowers, as did the others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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