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Egypt’s Scorpion King and China’s Yellow Emperor Same Person, New Study Claims

A Chinese researcher has written a paper in which it is suggested that the Yellow Emperor of Ancient China and the Scorpion King of Ancient Egypt are the same person. In the new paper, not yet peer-reviewed, the researcher Guang...

2,200-Year-Old Fruit Baskets Found in Underwater City of Heracleion

Fruit baskets -- with fruit still inside -- that are more than 2,200 years old were discovered in Heracleion, the ancient lost city of Egypt.

Queen Cleopatra’s Sole Surviving Handwriting Is a Single Greek Word

The sole surviving sample of Queen Cleopatra's handwriting, found on an ancient papyrus, reveals a single Greek word, "ginesthoi" (Greek: γίνεσθοι), meaning "make it happen" or " so be it". This remarkable document is a royal decree dated back to...

Scarabs, Evil Eyes: Ancient Amulets and Disease

Believed to possess magical qualities, ancient amulets were once widely used. They range from amber pendants worn during Denmark’s Mesolithic age to evil eyes in ancient Greece. By Marguerite Johnson Throughout antiquity, from the Mediterranean to Egypt and today’s Middle East,...

5 Mysteries From the Ancient World That Remain Unexplained

Certain unexplained phenomena of a similar nature have appeared throughout time in various parts and cultures across the ancient world. These continue to puzzle scientists and researchers to this day and have each marked history and lore in their...

AI Reveals What Ancient Languages, Including Greek, Sounded Like

Artificial intelligence (AI) has resurrected ancient languages that were once spoken but have only survived in written form. Through video, AI made long-lost languages, including Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Proto-Celtic, Hittite and Akkadian, audible again by presenting the unique...

16-Meter-Long Ancient Papyrus Found in Egyptian Sarcophagus

A 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) papyrus was discovered recently in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus by a team of archaeologists. It is the first complete papyrus text to be found in over a century. The discovery was made in Saqqara, a necropolis...

Ancient Egypt’s Healthcare System “Advanced and Successful”

The healthcare system in ancient Egypt, praised as "advanced and successful," is the focus of a recent publication, Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt, by researchers Rosalie David and Roger Forshaw. The book, affiliated with the University of Manchester...

How the New Year Was Celebrated in Alexander the Great’s Empire

Celebrating the arrival of the New Year is a popular custom around the world, as it has been for thousands of years. We find the same basic celebration—although expressed in different ways—in various ancient cultures. In Greece itself, there is...

The Greek Mummy Portraits Discovered in Fayoum, Egypt

In December 2022, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery in Fayoum, Egypt – a monumental funerary building dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, along with several stunning Greek mummy portraits. This is the first time in over 110 years...