Now, a 3,300-year-old Egyptian text preserved in the British Museum is once again fueling one of the Bible's most controversial debates: were the giants of the Old Testament rooted in real historical ...

Papyrus' Grand Prix Legends is still considered to be one of the finest racing games of all time. When Papyrus Racing Games released its final installment in the storied NASCAR Racing series in ...

Papyrus, the ancient world’s paper, is made from the pith of reeds that grew along the Nile River. Lucky for us, it was used to create documents that survived for thousands of years in Egypt’s dry ...

Discover how the papyrus scrolls of ancient Egypt and Rome served as the foundation for recorded knowledge, from everyday texts to illustrated scientific works, and learn why their fragility shaped ...

Why do readers love books? For wisdom and wit, the lift of comedy and the noble pain of tragedy; for advice, comfort and entertainment. But content and sentiment apart, they are loved as objects. Most ...

Wasabi vapours are potent enough to kill fungi growing on painted papyrus fragments – all without damaging the fragile artefacts or altering the appearance of their vivid colours. Fungus can damage ...

Well-known as a writing material in ancient Egypt, papyrus had many more uses, according to ecologist Gaudet in this encyclopedic history of the swamp-dwelling plant. Indeed, Gaudet maintains that ...

For the first time in 100 years, a full "Book of the Dead" papyrus has been uncovered at Saqqara. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.