ancient history

Codex Sassoon purchaser sees it up close for the first time

Two weeks earlier, Moses had paid a record-setting sum for the book — more than $38 million in total. But this was the first time he had ever seen it.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
02/06/2023

Archaeologists discover sculpted Roman-era heads in England

Each of the stone sculptures was three times the size of a human head.

7,000 year-old road found under the Mediterranean Sea in Croatia

The road was found on a peninsula artificially created by the neolithic Hvar culture in about 4900 BC.

South African fossils reveal ancient beast's epic journey to oblivion

The researchers see parallels between the Permian crisis and today's human-induced climate change.

By REUTERS
22/05/2023

Ancient Egypt coffins undergo CT scan at Shaare Zedek Medical Center

The coffins date back to 950 BCE and between the seventh and fourth centuries BCE, respectively.

A mummy is seen inside the newly discovered burial site in Minya, Egypt May 13, 2017

Mummies reveal children in ancient Egypt were largely anemic - study

Children in ancient Egypt suffered from anemia and thalassemia according to CT scans.

In the ancient world, women played more powerful role than previously thought - study

In the ancient Mongolian Xiongnu tribe, women were held in high regard and were the reason for their people's success.

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