Read more about the article World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer
Photo shows an Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century BC showing evidence of sewing, indicating that it must have been part of the oldest-known book, undated. The fragment was found in 1902 in the wrapping of a mummy. (Uni Graz,Kernasenko/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer

A scrap of papyrus left on a museum shelf for a hundred years has been found to be a page from what experts say is the oldest book ever written…

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Read more about the article Ancient Hebrew Fragment Dating Back To Solomon’s Temple Returned To Israel
Photo shows the conservation of the papyrus in the Israel Antiquities Authority Scrolls Conservation Laboratory, undated photo. (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Ancient Hebrew Fragment Dating Back To Solomon’s Temple Returned To Israel

This rare and previously unknown papyrus dating back thousands of years to Solomon's Temple has been repatriated to Israel where it is joining the country's collection of Dead Sea Scrolls…

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Read more about the article Egyptian Officials Seize 13 Archaeological Scrolls And Artefacts At Cairo Airport
The Egyptian authorities seized 13 archaeological manuscripts belonging to the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries at Cairo International Airport. (The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

Egyptian Officials Seize 13 Archaeological Scrolls And Artefacts At Cairo Airport

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Egyptian officials have seized 13 archaeological scrolls and artefacts from a passenger at Cairo International Airport. The manuscripts, ranging from between the 17th and 19th centuries, were seized by officials…

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