Bar Kokhba, original Dead Sea Scroll 5/6 Hev44, 134 CE, a deed with 4 signatures

Religious Islamic text, The Quran, over 6000 verses in 114 capters called Surahs, paper and digital Quran, Vietnam

Jabal Ikmah Site, world's largest concentration of well-preserved Dadanitic inscriptions, 1st millennium BCE, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Relief of Ankhs, Temple of Rameses III, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Egyptian Snake God Nehebkau, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bas Relief of Hieroglyphics, Tomb of Prince Amenherkhepshef (Amenkopshef), QV55, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Large painted letters on ancient wall, with statue of the Virgin, and wood shutters, Old Aix, Aix en Provence, Provence, France, Europe

Bran Castle, Bran, near Brasov, Transylvania. The castle was built by Saxons in 1377 who were given the privilege by Louis I of Hungary. It is a national monument and landmark in Transylvania and famous for its association with the Dracula story.

The ruins of the ancient Roman and Byzantine city of Bet Shean, Bet Shean National Park, Israel

Inscriptions on the columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt.

Inscriptions on the walls in the Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt.

Ancient Chinese characters on column of Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Paiyun Dian, at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Religion, ethiopia. Temple of yeha, c5th bc. Boy and priests showing off manuscripts at the small yeha museum

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a manuscript book depicting the miracles of mary

Religion, ethiopia. Orthodox archbishop gregorius visiting tullo gudo island and monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Reading ancient parchment bibles and manuscripts stored in church.

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a manuscript book depicting the miracles of mary

Ancient shop sign of a watchmaker from the K. u.K. period, Vienna, Austria

Antique paper book open pages with ancient text letters and ink writing quill pen

Priest writing ancient Dongba script, hands, Dongba Research Center at the Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, Asia

Priest writing ancient Dongba script, hands, Dongba Research Center at the Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, Asia

Ancient Cuneiform writing, inscription on a stone, National Museum, Tehran, Iran, Persia, Asia

Information posted at Pan's grotto, Temple of Pan in the Banias National Park, Golan Heights, Israel, Middle East, Southwest Asia

Place of 18th March, Berlin, Germany

Ancient art, Kourion-Museum in Episkopi, Southern Cyprus, Greek Cyprus, Southern Europe

Detail of the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

Arch of Titus in the Forum Romanum or Roman Forum, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

These Butler Wash Petroglyphs along the San Juan river are excellent examples of Indian petroglyphs. The large, square-shouldered figures are believed to be Kachinas, or gods, who are given rank by the stripes over their heads and may be seen to be giving speeches by the sound waves marked beside their heads.

These Butler Wash Petroglyphs along the San Juan river are excellent examples of Indian petroglyphs. The large, square-shouldered figures are believed to be Kachinas, or gods, who are given rank by the stripes over their heads and may be seen to be giving speeches by the sound waves marked beside their heads.

Arch Of Titus, Rome, Italy

Greek Inscription On Stone At Ruins Site, Thyatira, Turkey

Basilica B Ruins, Philippi, Greece

Inscriptions carved into the Qutub Minar Tower, Delhi, Punjab, India

Native American Petroglyphs, Dinosaur, Colorado, United States of America

Native American Petroglyphs, Dinosaur, Colorado, United States of America