Now known as the Edwin Smith Papyrus, this ancient text has given scholars a greater understanding of medical practices in ancient Egypt. The exact origins of the Edwin Smith Papyrus aren’t known, but ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

Now, Farritor is a key player in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE—yes, named with the kind of meme-savvy irreverence only Musk could muster. DOGE isn’t your typical ...

Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

Researcher Uncovers Ancient Papyrus From a Storeroom, Provides Insight Into Criminal Cases in Roman Empire A researcher from ...

Scientists have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus describing a court process from the time of the Roman occupation of ...

The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...

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Q: What is the Dollar worth against the Egyptian Pound? A: One Dollar is worth 50.2989 Egyptian Pounds today Q: Is the Dollar going up or down against the Egyptian Pound? A: Today's exchange rate ...

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

The scroll had been classified as Nabataean, an ancient Arabic dialect, but as Cotton Paltiel studied it, she realized that it was actually written in Greek — and the race began to decipher what the 1 ...