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Recent readings on inscriptions written in an ancient alphabet, the Proto-Sinaitic Script, may well provide proof of the ...
Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered a set of iron weights shaped like ancient Greek letters, in the ruins of the Greco-Roman ...
A graphology expert told a Cypriot court on Wednesday that he could not reach an “absolute conclusion” over disputed ...
In the archaeological excavations carried out at the ancient city of Uzuncaburç in Mersin, southern Türkiye, five iron ...
The thousands of fragments once formed an enormous fresco that decorated around 20 walls in a building in central London.
Experts in London have spent three months piecing together the shattered remains of Roman artworks, revealing luxurious frescoes not seen for more than 1,800 years.
As Whitman wrote: “I exist as I am, that is enough./ If no other in the world be aware I sit content,/ And if each and all be ...
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High-resolution photography at the turquoise mines of Serabit el-Khadem in Egypt’s south-central Sinai Peninsula highlighted ...
The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a ...
Yes, it involves classes, psets, and exams. But unlike other degrees, a PhD demands that you find and solve a problem no one ...
When Vikings sailed the North Sea in the 10th century, they recorded their exploits in runes, but that ancient alphabet is ...