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By 14, he had taught himself multiple languages and later explained how humans see colour. But his genius mind helped unlock ancient Egypt's lost codeThomas Young was a remarkable 18th-century polymath who knew several languages by the age of 14 and later made important contributions to s...- A 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy was found with Homer’s Iliad tucked inside its abdomen. Its purpose remains a mysteryAn intriguing discovery in Egypt revealed an ancient mummy with a papyrus fragment of Homer's Iliad resting on its abdomen. This fragment, ...
- 2,000 years ago, a Tamil trader left his name across 5 ancient tombs in Egypt’s Valley of Kings; Here’s what inscriptions revealTamil Brahmi inscriptions were recently identified in ancient Egyptian tombs. These inscriptions reveal Tamil merchants travelled deep into...
- Lion's Gate Portal Peaks on August 8: Why the powerful 8/8 portal is considered the best time to manifest new beginnings and how to harness itLion's Gate Portal Peaks on August 8: Why the powerful 8/8 portal is considered the best time to manifest new beginnings and how to harness...
- Egyptian proverb of the day: 'People are measured by their minds and not by their years; for how many young ones have minds that weigh as much as a mountain, and how many elders have hearts as hollow as sugar cane?' Why more age does not always mean more intelligenceAn old Egyptian proverb says, “People are measured by their minds and not by their years; for how many young ones have minds that weigh as ...
- 13,000 Broken Pieces, One City’s Story: What Athribis Just Revealed After CenturiesArchaeologists unearthed over 13,000 pottery shards at Athribis in Egypt. These fragments, known as ostraca, add to a collection now exceed...
- Did Ancient Egyptian Doctors Use Breast Milk to Treat Eye Problems? A New Look at a 3,500-Year-Old Medical MysteryAncient Egyptian physicians documented treatments on papyrus, revealing a sophisticated medical system. While most eye treatments involved ...
- What Did Ancient Indians Write Inside Egypt’s Valley of the Kings? 2,000-Year-Old Graffiti Is Revealing a Forgotten JourneyAncient inscriptions discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings reveal extensive travel by people from the Indian subcontinent around 2,000 ...
- Alexandria’s Lost Pleasure Barge: How a 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Thalamegos Reveals Roman-Era LuxuryA remarkable 2,000-year-old Egyptian pleasure barge, a thalamegos, has been discovered off Alexandria's coast. This ancient vessel, designe...
- Tour guide sketches diagram on 4,000-year-old Egyptian Pyramid wall, arrested after video goes viralA tour guide is facing legal action after allegedly drawing on Egypt’s ancient Pyramid of Unas. The incident, which was captured on video, ...
- Civilisation on the wall: Why graffiti, the epitaph of our times, needs to be preservedAncient carvings unveil the stories of yesteryears, while today's graffiti—like Cikai Korran's expressive words in Egypt—might serve as the...
- Is typing on screens making us dumber? Research reveals how pen and paper unlock true brainpowerResearch suggests that reliance on digital technology may harm our cognitive skills. Handwriting engages the brain more than typing, boosti...
- Humanity's preoccupation with the supernatural extends back to ancient MesopotamiaA fascination with the afterlife and other worlds is not new: ghost stories from all over the world prove it's been part of the human exper...
- In ancient Egypt, severed hands were spoils of warThe Hyksos are widely believed to have introduced the Egyptians to the horse and chariot, glass-working and all sorts of weaponry, includin...
- Discovering the ‘surprising’ ingredients of ancient Egyptian mummification workshopThe exceptional collection of pottery dates from around 664-525 BC.
- An ancient people's message on a tiny ivory comb: Get rid of hair and beard liceThe comb dates to around 1700 BC, which is one of the oldest examples of the writing of Canaanites.
- Palestinian farmer discovers Byzantine floor mosaic while trying to plant treesThe flooring included several mosaic panels depicting animals and other features of social life during the Byzantine era.
- Ancient Egyptian scribes mixed copper in inks: StudyLondon, Nov 11 (IANS) The black ink used by Egyptian scribes to write on 2,000-year-old papyri fragments also contained copper, an element ...
- U.S. to help Egypt restore hundreds of pharaonic era coffinsEGYPT-CULTURE/COFFINS (TV,PIX):U.S. to help Egypt restore hundreds of pharaonic era coffins
- Mena house strums egyptian charmIn 1971, Mohan Singh Oberoi turned a hunting house at the foot of the Great Pyramid to one of the most famous hotels in the world.
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