Curators examined the Book of the Dead—and found a 3,300-year-old version of Wite-Out

Upon digital and infrared inspection, the team discovered the use of ancient correction fluid to trim a drawing on one of the illustrated spells.

Did Ancient Egyptian Doctors Use Breast Milk to Treat Eye Problems? A New Look at a 3,500-Year-Old Medical Mystery

Ancient Egyptian physicians documented treatments on papyrus, revealing a sophisticated medical system. While most eye ...
The Debrief

A Mysterious Ancient Egyptian Text Reveals Evidence of Advanced Medicine 1000 Years Earlier Than Once Thought

An obscure ancient Egyptian text discovered in the 19th century led to discoveries that rewrote the timeline of early medical ...
EurekAlert!

Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo

A two-thousand-year-old papyrus fragment, discovered in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo ...
Ancient Origins

30 Lost Verses of Greek Philosopher Empedocles Found in Cairo Papyrus

A remarkable discovery has brought the ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles back into the spotlight, with researchers identifying thirty previously unpublished verses hidden within a 2,000-year-old ...
Reuters

Egyptian villagers struggle to keep art of papyrus-making viable

AL-QARAMOUS, Egypt (Reuters) - A village keeping the ancient Egyptian craft of papyrus-making alive has seen demand for the paper collapse after the novel coronavirus pandemic brought Egypt's foreign ...