Ancient writing systems tell stories of forgotten civilizations and lost knowledge. Their decipherment often requires decades of scholarly work, combining linguistics, archaeology, and historical ...

Archaeologists working in the depths of Kateřinská Cave have made a series of remarkable discoveries that challenge our understanding of ancient human activity in Central Europe. Recent excavations ...

Egyptologist and paleography expert Elizabeth Bettles analyzes hieroglyphs painted on the walls of tombs in the Theban necropolis. By identifying different “handwriting” techniques — distinct shapes, ...

Fiber tells the story of its being, each lock carrying the history of its curator, of its origin. Spun into thread, plied into yarn, woven into tapestries, the fiber arts are ancient and ubiquitous.