Underwater and overseas, TN plans big to dig up its past
With recent findings on the Iron Age creating excitement among archaeologists and scholars worldwide, Tamil Nadu has charted ...
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient Greeks’ ideas about desire challenge modern-day readers, lovers and even philosophers
Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of ...
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“Conclave” Review: A Thrilling Dive into Vatican Intrigue
With stellar performances, a meticulously crafted atmosphere, and thought-provoking themes, Conclave is as entertaining as it ...
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Scientists Digitally Unroll Ancient Script Burned by Vesuvius
Nearly 2,000 years ago, a library of papyrus scrolls was incinerated in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Now, for the ...
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Researchers use AI to read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption
Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition ...
‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll
Scholars are studying an ancient scroll that has been virtually unrolled 2,000 years after it was burned to a crisp during ...
Anyone who can decode 5,000-year-old stone slab can get £800,000
The Indus civilisation had flourished for centuries and built one of the world's first urban societies, but the cause of its ...
The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor: Follow-up to My Father’s House draws an extraordinary picture of Rome under Nazi control
The Choir, led by Irish priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, rescue and secrete escaped Allied POWs, Italian anti-fascists and ...