A team of archaeologists working in Jerusalem found a slab of rock with five figures carved on it. The order of these figures is:

After months of investigation, the leader went on a lecture tour. He said the carvings are several thousands of years old and that they reveal a lot about the people of the time.

1. The woman being placed first in the line of figures indicated that women were held in very high esteem. It was most likely a family oriented culture.
2. The donkey indicated they had domesticated animals. They probably used the donkey to till the fields.
3. The shovel shows they were highly intelligent as they knew how to make tools.
4. The fish shows they knew how to augment the crops they raised by also reaping from the sea.
5. The Star of David of course indicates they were a very religious group of people.

Wishing to speak, an old man in the front row finally got the speaker's attention. When acknowledged he said,

"I'm sorry to blow your conclusions but you are reading the figures left to right. In Hebrew, they are read from right to left. That way it really reads...Holy mackerel dig the ass on that woman."