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PAPYRUS DISCOVERY
A 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy was found with Homer’s Iliad tucked inside its abdomen. Its purpose remains a mystery- A 2,000-year-old scroll buried by Vesuvius has finally given up its ancient secrets
- In 1945, villagers digging for fertilizer in Upper Egypt found a sealed jar of codices, and Nag Hammadi changed the study of early Christianity
- In the 1750s, well diggers broke into a buried Roman Villa near Herculaneum: What looked like charcoal turned out to be ancient booksEighteenth-century workers in Herculaneum unearthed a unique Roman library preserved by the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. These carbonized papyr...18 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
- In 1799, French Soldiers Repaired a Fort Wall in Egypt: They Found a Stone Slab That Discovery Unlocked Ancient Egyptian LanguageA chance discovery in Egypt in 1799 by Napoleon's soldiers led to the unearthing of the Rosetta Stone. This stone bore the same decree in h...30 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
- Discovering the ‘surprising’ ingredients of ancient Egyptian mummification workshopThe exceptional collection of pottery dates from around 664-525 BC.26 Feb, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
- A treasure trove of Egyptian artefacts unearthed in Saqqara, EgyptArchaeologists have hit the jackpot as they unearth a buried treasure of Egyptian artefacts, including idols, mummified coffins, manuscript...31 May, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
- History flows byWe floated joyously down thousands of years of Egyptian history.22 Feb, 2007, 02.19 AM IST
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