Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

Lead-icine Upper-class men and women in ancient Egypt commonly defined their eyes with kohl—a dark powder made from lead ...

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

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The discovery of ancient artifacts in surprising places is not uncommon in a country as rich in history and archaeology as Greece. Relics are often unearthed during construction projects ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

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