In Chinese calligraphy, the white space (空白 kōng bái) is as important as the ink. It reflects the Daoist concept of emptiness ...

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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls, some of the most widely known archaeological finds of all time, may be older than once thought, according to a new study. The fresh analysis ...

Jerusalem - Cutting-edge technology has for the first time allowed scholars to read the most ancient Hebrew scroll found since the Dead Sea Scrolls, Israeli and US experts said on Monday. The charred ...

Measuring as long as 10 metres, a papyrus scroll could contain an entire play by Sophocles or a dialogue of Plato’s. It could be conveniently read, rolled up, carried, and stored on a shelf.

According to this collective work, the title of the scroll, known as PHerc. 172 from the Bodleian Library, Oxford, is On Vices, by the author Philodemus, an Epicurean philosopher and poet who was ...

The scroll, PHerc. 172, was recovered from the ruins of Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town buried by the ash and debris of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

Auctions Ancient Chinese Scroll Sparks Auction Frenzy—And an Eye-Watering Final Bid The 700-year-old cursive-script calligraphy by Rao Jie sold for $32 million after a heated bidding war.

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...

Almost 16 columns of Greek writing were revealed inside this charred Herculaneum scroll, by the February 2024 winners of the Vesuvius Challenge. Credit: Vesuvius Challenge ...