The Basel papyrus collection has been home to the mysterious papyrus since the 16th century. A university research team have now decoded the document using ultraviolet and infrared imaging techniques, ...

The ancient Egyptians left proof of their scientific prowess for people to marvel at for millennia. Their engineering skills can still be seen at Giza, their star charts in Luxor, their care for head ...

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The document actually consisted of multiple sheets of papyrus that had been glued together, perhaps to be used as book binding in a common form of medieval “recycling” University of Basel Upon his ...

Starting off with Ancient Egypt, we’ve got some interesting options. Amazingly, we have two separate papyri that talk about contraceptives and such from this era. The most famous one is the Kahun ...

A MYSTERIOUS 2,000-year-old scroll has been deciphered by researchers to reveal bizarre ancient Roman beliefs that women became hysterical without sex. The crumbling papyrus revealed medical writings ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An unreadable wad of ancient papyrus remained tucked away in a Swiss university's collection for ...

The papyrus that ancient Egyptians used to make mummy casings was literally scrap paper, originally used for shopping lists or tax returns. A new scanning technique that makes the ink glow is finally ...

The meaning behind the ancient papyrus script was finally cracked by researchers in Switzerland after decades were spent trying to crack the text A MYSTERIOUS 2,000-year-old scroll has been deciphered ...