Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A special find has been made in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: A number of 17th-century book bindings contained pieces of parchment from a manuscript from the 11th century. The original manuscript may have belonged to
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new artificial intelligence (AI) software is now able to decipher difficult-to-read texts on cuneiform tablets. It was developed by a team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Mainz University of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A fiend, which has lurked unseen in a painting by Joshua Reynolds, has emerged following conservation work by the National Trust. The devil-like figure was included in a painting of a Shakespearean scene by the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over 100 letters sent to French sailors by their fiancées, wives, parents and siblings — but never delivered — have been opened and studied for the first time since they were written in 1757-8. Anne Le
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – After almost 2,000 years, the first full word from the Herculaneum scroll has been deciphered by a 21-year-old computer science student at the University of Nebraska. On the morning of August 24, 79 A.D. Mount
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When you look at the painting, you may not notice it immediately, but once you examine the artwork closer, you can see something “different” there. A new study suggests this 15th-century French painting does depict
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Mona Lisa is an eternal masterpiece that has now given up a secret. Using X-rays and infrared spectroscopy to analyze the chemical composition of da Vinci’s paint mixture, scientists in France
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Rats in the kitchen. Typically that implies issues with cleanliness and safety. But in medieval Japan, having rats in the kitchen could suggest an entirely different meaning. Such is the case with “The Illustrated Rat’s
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Translating ancient texts, filling in missing parts of clay tablets: articles are often popping up about the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence for researching documents in the oldest scripts. Credit: Trustees of the British Museum
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A Koine Greek inscription paraphrasing Psalms 86 was discovered by archaeologists at the site of Hyrcania Fortress in the Judean Desert. Adorned with a cross, the Byzantine-era inscription was likely made by a knowledgeable monk
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A never-before seen manuscript by Scottish-based artisan Esther Inglis, dating back to the early 1600s, was unveiled at The University of St Andrews this week at The International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Languages,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Five treasure finds, including three hoards and two grave groups of Bronze Age and Roman date, were declared treasure on Tuesday 11th July 2023 by Area Coroner for South Wales Central, Patricia Morgan. A Bronze Age
