Paper, invented in China around the 2nd century BCE, did not spread to the rest of the world until much later, as it remained ...

I am fascinated by the principles and doctrines that were taught in their medical schools, some of which continue to be used today. 1 What surprised me the most was the active participation of women ...

Rare Texts From Ancient Egyptian Papyri to Medieval Manuscripts Emerge for a Museum Show "Imprints in Time" inaugurates the reopening of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. Aziz Khan ...

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Scientists discovered an over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague, ... There was also a 3,500-year-old Egyptian medical document describing a bubo filled with ...