The Harlem Renaissance author spent her last years writing about the ancient king. Six decades after her death, her ...

His letter was written in Greek on papyrus, a writing material made from the pith of the papyrus plant. The dry climate of Egypt allowed papyrus letters to survive buried under the ground, until they ...

Contestants in the Vesuvius Challenge had to develop their own programs to interpret existing 3D scans of the coiled scroll, ...

A brief history of Israel ...

Graffiti, often dismissed as mere vandalism, has a rich history that mirrors humanity's enduring desire for expression and ...

Find out more about the interesting history behind the year's most romantic holiday with these fascinating Valentine's Day ...

Let's get this sorted. The answer to the January 7 (1298) Wordle is ATLAS. By submitting your information you agree to the ...

The image showed a strip of papyrus packed with neat Greek lettering, glowing bright against ... is poised to reshape how we see the ancient world. Artificial neural networks are being used ...

An ancient Greek inscription on a marble slab discovered in storage is a “graduate school yearbook” with a list of Greek ...

About two decades ago, the conference rooms of Delhi institutions like the Sahitya Akademi and India International Centre ...

Spanish archaeologists have pulled off a real ‘catch of the day’ by hoisting a 2,600-year-old shipwreck to the surface.

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...