How do you read a 2,000-year-old roll of paper that is too fragile to be opened and too charred to be legible? In short: How do you read the unreadable? That was the paradox posed by a volcanically ...

A 2,000-year-old code that once looked like random scratches on parchment has finally given up its secret, turning a handful of obscure Dead Sea fragments into a new window on one of antiquity’s most ...

UK scientists have announced what they term a “historic breakthrough,” after the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago was uncovered. LONDON — ...

Today, more than half a billion people around the world identify as Buddhists. Since the religion originated in Nepal, it has spread to be interpreted, practiced and honored in many different ways.

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Sacred scrolls containing long-lost stories and songs precious to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa have found their way home. Forty-two scrolls more than 200 years old were returned to the band last ...

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Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...