Finding information about ancient Greek inscriptions used to take years of research and countless hours tracking down answers in the library. Through contributions by Case classicist Paul Iversen's ...

Five carbonized loaves of communion bread, dating back to the 7th-8th centuries AD, have emerged from the ruins of ancient Eirenopolis, providing unprecedented insight into Byzantine religious ...

As civilizations die, so do their forms of writing, top scholars of ancient cultures found in the first study to examine the extinction of writing systems. The research also showed that ancient ...

Danish linguists have achieved a breakthrough that could finally solve one of archaeology's greatest mysteries by deciphering the writing system of ancient Teotihuacan. The discovery reveals that the ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

Modern civilization pays a price for technological advancement, social growth and rapid dissemination and storage of information. The price is fragility. The blood of modern civilization flows through ...

ESSEX, CT, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Prehistory Explained explores the following theories: X-ray analysis of the Great Pyramid showing ...

SANTA CRUZ — While a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz history professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient artifacts in Syria marked with an alphabetic script whose meaning ...

The elegant pictorial writing system of the ancient Egyptians—known as hieroglyphics—has fascinated generations of archeologists. Its precise origins are uncertain. One ancient Egyptian legend holds ...

An early transcription of Archimedes' mathematical theories has been brought to light through the probing of high-intensity X-rays. The text contains part of the Method of Mechanical Theorems, one of ...