News tagged with ancient egypt

Papyrus research provides insight into job training, prayer and more in the ancient world

Education, jobs, religion and even the cultural effects of bilingualism were as topical in the ancient world as they are today.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Crucial mummy found 20 years ago Monday

Twenty years ago Monday, a German couple hiking the Italian Alps veered off a marked footpath and stumbled upon one of the world's oldest and most important archeological finds: Oetzi, "The Iceman".

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Honey helps heal horses' wounds, researchers find

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple application of honey to horses' leg wounds results in smaller wound sizes and faster healing time, University of Sydney researchers have found.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Egyptian princess was first person with diagnosed coronary artery disease

The coronary arteries of Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon - as visualised by whole body computerised tomography (CT) scanning - will feature in two presentations at the International Conference of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Ancient Egypt and a pioneer of palaeopathology

At the start of the last century, a team of archaeologists began a race against the clock to rescue thousands of human bodies from ancient graves in modern Egypt’s Lower Nubia region. They would have ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists suggest that cancer is purely man-made

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer is a modern, man-made disease caused by environmental factors such as pollution and diet, a study by University of Manchester scientists has strongly suggested.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (99) | comments 70 | with audio podcast

Ancient brew masters tapped drug secrets

(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Egypt unveils discovery of 4,300-year-old tombs

Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a newly-unearthed double tomb with vivid wall paintings in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, saying it could be the start for uncovering a vast cemetery ...

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created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Radiocarbon dating pinpoints chronology of Egyptian kings

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research team has mapped out an accurate chronology of the kings of ancient Egypt using a radiocarbon analysis of short-lived plant remains from the region.

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created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Egyptian blue found in Romanesque altarpiece

A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) has discovered remains of Egyptian blue in a Romanesque altarpiece in the church of Sant Pere de Terrassa (Barcelona). This blue pigment was used ...

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created May 05, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Door to afterlife from ancient Egyptian tomb found

(AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old door to the afterlife from the tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian official near Karnak temple in Luxor, the Egyptian antiquities authority said Monday.

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created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Ancient Egyptian cosmetics: 'Magical' makeup may have been medicine for eye disease

There's more to the eye makeup that gave Queen Nefertiti and other ancient Egyptian royals those stupendous gazes and legendary beauty than meets the eye. Scientists in France are reporting that the alluring ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jan 07, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria

Leprosy still affects hundreds of thousands of people today throughout the entire world. An international team headed by EPFL professor Stewart Cole has traced the history of the disease from ancient Egypt to today and in ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

DNA of ancient lost barley could help modern crops cope with water stress

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Warwick have recovered significant DNA information from a lost form of ancient barley that triumphed for over 3000 years seeing off: 5 changes in civilisation, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Researchers use CT to examine hidden face in Nefertiti bust

Using CT imaging to study a priceless bust of Nefertiti, researchers have uncovered a delicately carved face in the limestone inner core and gained new insights into methods used to create the ancient masterpiece ...

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0