In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to analyze the composition of scents given off by mummies ...

Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the study assessed 35 balm and bandage samples from 19 mummies dating ...

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He turned “cat burglar” into a job description. A 52‑year‑old man has been charged after an Egyptian cat sculpture and “priceless” artifacts were stolen from an Australian history museum, Queensland ...

In the Asasif necropolis on the west bank of Luxor in Upper Egypt, archaeologists have discovered a carefully organized ...

A rock shelter with rock art and inscriptions spanning millennia has been discovered in Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

CHENNAI: In a discovery that reinforces the footprint of ancient Tamil civilisation across the globe, around 30 inscriptions, the majority of them in Tamil Brahmi, the early Tamil script, have been ...

The finicky art of the restorer—a combination of science, skill and luck—has just had a strenuous workout on some early rulers of England. In medieval times, royal funerals were too lengthy for the ...

Of 30 inscriptions uncovered at the Valley of Kings by Strauch and Schmid, 20 are in Tamil. CHENNAI: Around 2,000 years ago, a Tamil trader who visited the rock-cut tombs of Egyptian pharaohs ...