Click Here to Read: How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy: Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact by Teresa Nowakowski on the Smithsonian Magazine website on January 15, 2025
Derveni papyrus. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Click Here to Read: How AI is unlocking ancient text —and could rewrite history: From deciphering burnt Roman scrolls to reading crumbling cuneiform tablets, neural networks could give researchers more data than they’ve had in centuries By Jo Marchant on the Nature website on December 30, 2024.
Sumerian account of silver for the govenor (background removed) . Image: Gavin.collins Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Click Here to Read: Medieval scholars say 536 CE was the worst year to be alive on the History Facts website.
A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy’s Geography and using his second map projection. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Click Here to Read: History of the Jews of Ukraine Once Europe’s largest Jewish community, Ukraine has had a major influence on the development of Ashkenazi Jewish culture on the My Jewish Learning website.
Jewish musicians (Faust family) from Rohatyn (modern western Ukraine). Klezmorim (Klezmers) – traditional musicians among Jews, most of them members of the Faust family. Rohatyn, 1912 (then in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian monarchy). Jewish klezmer music band, antique photo. Image: Unknown photographer from Rohatyn
Click Here to Read: World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols By Ashley Strickland on the CNN website on November 7, 2024.
Cuneiform tablet describing religious devotion and civic achievements of Nebuchadnezzar II (BM 129397 reverse), British Museum, London. Source: unknown. uploaded as w:en:Image:Cuneiform script.jpg by en:User:ChrisO Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
