Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated image made available by Vesuvius Challenge shows an X-ray scan of part of papyrus scroll PHerc.172, showing the word ...

For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum has puzzled archaeologists. Damaged by the famed eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the scrolls had remained inscrutable — ...

A collection of painted sarcophagi and papyrus scrolls dating to Egypt's Third Intermediate Period (c. 1077–664 BCE) was discovered during excavations in Seneb's tomb in the Kurna area on the west ...

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They found a “Book of the Dead” papyrus scroll measuring over 43 feet long—a rare ...

A charred papyrus, long considered impossible to read without destroying it, has finally revealed its contents. Thanks to ...

LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were ...

Unlike earlier writing materials like clay tablets, papyrus paper was lightweight, flexible, and easy to store. It ...

Two people were arrested and charged following a narcotics search warrant executed Wednesday in the Bassett area, according to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. LONDON – Scientists hope a mix of ...

LONDON – Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were ...