Some of the earliest known examples of writing, 5,000 years old, are to be sold at a London auction in December. Leading museums from all over the world are expected to compete for the treasures. The ...
Ancient written languages emerged as a revolutionary development in human history, allowing civilizations to record important ...
Finding information about ancient Greek inscriptions used to take years of research and countless hours tracking down answers in the library. Through contributions by Case classicist Paul Iversen's ...
Ancient manuscripts written by Arab scholars can provide valuable meteorological information to help modern scientists reconstruct the climate of the past, a new study has revealed. The research ...
As civilizations die, so do their forms of writing, top scholars of ancient cultures found in the first study to examine the extinction of writing systems. The research also showed that ancient ...
Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...
The charm of ancient Chinese writing not only captivates domestic researchers but also fascinates overseas scholars, including Kunio Hirose from Osaka in Japan. Born in 1975 and now a professor at ...
AN awe-inspiring discovery of the oldest known alphabet has been found in a tomb by a group of archaeologists. The ancient writing was found on several clay cylinders, each the length of a finger, in ...
The first emperor of China was consumed by an obsessive quest for immortality. New archaeological findings reveal that Qin Shihuang, who marked the beginning of the Qin dynasty when he took power in ...
An early transcription of Archimedes' mathematical theories has been brought to light through the probing of high-intensity X-rays. The text contains part of the Method of Mechanical Theorems, one of ...
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A Pompeii site reveals the recipe for Roman concrete. It contradicts a famous architect’s writings
Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing concrete.
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