First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...
Ancient Egyptian breadcrumb found in museum store
A crumb of bread entombed thousands of years ago alongside an ancient Egyptian mummy has been discovered among a collection ...
Nubian kings ruled Egypt for less than 100 years. Their influence lasted centuries.
Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...
Ancient alphabetic writing unearthed by UC Santa Cruz professor remains a mystery
While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...
Workers Who Built Egypt's Giza Pyramids Received Beer Rations — But Amount Is Uncertain
A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular articles and books for ...
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Massive Piece of World’s Oldest Synthetic Pigment Discovered in Palace of Infamous Roman Emperor
Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic ...
Ancient Egypt breakthrough with discovery of incredible 6,000-year-old zoo found
The cemetery provides key clues about how the region transitioned into the great Ancient Egyptian civilization.
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4,000-Year-Old Tomb of an Egyptian 'Magician' Unearthed by Archaeologists
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 4,000-year-old tomb that is believed to belong to an ancient 'magician' or priest who held mystical powers.
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Archaeologists Uncover Unusually Large Chunk of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ in Nero’s Palace
Its earliest production and use dates back over 5,000 years ago to ancient Egypt; in Roman times ... a whopping 5.29 pounds (2.4 kilograms). Remnants of Egyptian blue previously uncovered in Pompeii ...
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2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period Greek Police A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly ... legislation.” Ancient Cemetery in Egypt with 'Book ...
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2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
A 32-year-old Greek national found the ... of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the conquest of Egypt by Rome in 30 BC, according to the History Channel. The man who found the statue took it ...