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Why was an Egyptian mummy stuffed with a fragment of Homer’s Iliad?
Stephan Blum, University of Tübingen and Stefan Baumann, KU Leuven Archaeologists have found something unexpected inside a 1,600-year-old…
A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange
An aerial photo of Monte Sierpe, facing northeast. Jacob L Bongers Jacob L. Bongers, University of Sydney and…
Louvre heist: the turbulent history of the stolen royal jewels
Laura O’Brien, Northumbria University, Newcastle It sounds like the plot of a heist movie. On October 19, priceless…
12,000-year-old smoked mummies reveal world’s earliest evidence of human mummification
12,000-year-old smoked mummies reveal world’s earliest evidence of human mummification A middle-aged woman, discovered in a tightly flexed position…
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
The Library of Celsus was a famous landmark in its time – and today. Myrsini Mamoli Myrsini Mamoli,…