A scribe's palette in ivory and a case for writing-reeds made of wood plated with gold and inlaid with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall paintings in the tomb of Menna, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Religion, ethiopia. 64-year-old meregeta zewde tadesi, a scribe who was trained in gondar, writing a prayer book, bilbala village, near lalibela. A detail of the master writing. He always squats on his haunches and writes on his knee, in the traditional style

Inscribing lacquer ware, U Ba Nyein lacquer ware factory, Myo Thit, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Decoration of a clay pot with ornaments, manufacture of pottery, Bamessing, Cameroon, Africa

Ornament being carved into a decorative plate, manufacture of pottery, Bamessing, Cameroon, Africa

Decoration of a clay pot with ornaments, manufacture of pottery, Bamessing, Cameroon, Africa

Man decorating a clay pot with ornaments, manufacture of pottery, Bamessing, Cameroon, Africa

Giraffe engraving, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

Elephant engraving, neolithic rock art of the Tadrart, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

Engraving of a group of people, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

Scratched cartoon with fake news message

Historical characters on a wall in Berlin, Germany, Europe

Giraffe engraving, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

Young female in forest

Young female sketching

Young female in forest