ancient Egypt
History
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In the new paper, not yet peer-reviewed, the researcher Guang...
Africa
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.
Ancient Greece
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...
Ancient Greece
Scarabs, Evil Eyes: Ancient Amulets and Disease
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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,...
Archaeology
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...
Ancient Greece
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...
Africa
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...
History
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...
Ancient Greece
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...
Ancient Greece
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...