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 scroll contains the oldest known instructions for embalming the dead. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The oldest known ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...