The historical text found inside the mummy was The Iliad, one of the most important works in Western literature.

Ancient cuneiform tablets at Denmark's National Museum may prove that Sumerian hero Gilgamesh was a real historical ruler.

A 1,500-year-old book that contains a previously unknown gospel has been deciphered. The ancient manuscript may have been used to provide guidance or encouragement to people seeking help for their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scene from Ramose While preparing a papyrus for the museum’s upcoming “Made in Ancient Egypt” exhibit, conservators noticed a ...

In July 2024, Diamond's powerful light enabled a team from the nearby Bodleian Libraries to scan a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll. The scroll, one of three housed at the libraries, was studied on ...

The model, called Aeneas, is designed to contextualize Latin inscriptions by tracking down similarities across thousands of ancient texts. Google DeepMind says researchers can adapt Aeneas to other ...

Major milestone reached in digital Cuneiform studies: Researchers present an innovative tool that offers many new possibilities. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša is located in the ...

A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of ancient medicine has emerged from a 2,200-year-old tomb in southern China. Researchers uncovered a Chinese text on silk that could very well be the world’s ...