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World's oldest surviving Bible published online

About 800 pages of the world's oldest surviving Bible have been pieced together and published on the Internet for the first time, experts in Britain said Monday.

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0




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Verity Platt is uncovering lives of ancient artists

In a corner of Verity Platt's Goldwin Smith Hall office sits a large plaster reproduction of a famous classical sculpture fragment, the Belvedere Torso.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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.

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

Interactions between classical, African and Middle Eastern cultures explored

Academics from the Universities of Oxford and Warwick have shed new light on the history of interactions between the classical world, Africa and the Middle East.

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rethinking the fall of Rome's republic

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon -- a river in northern Italy -- in 49 B.C., leading what was effectively his own personal army, he triggered a set of changes that resonated through the ancient world ...

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Computer scientist cracks mysterious 'Copiale Cipher'

The manuscript seems straight out of fiction: a strange handwritten message in abstract symbols and Roman letters meticulously covering 105 yellowing pages, hidden in the depths of an academic archive.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (26) | comments 21 | with audio podcast

Help scientists record invasion of Chinese mitten crabs

Its name might sound cuddly but the Chinese mitten crab is one of the worlds worst invasive species and scientists need help recording sightings in the UK.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More sex please, we're Greek: exposing the myth of Platonic love

Plato lent his name to Platonic love but a new book reveals that the ancient Greek philosopher never advocated love without sex.

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Icelanders hand in draft of world's first 'web' constitution

A group of 25 ordinary citizens on Friday presented to Iceland's parliamentary speaker a new constitution draft, which they compiled with the help of hundreds of others who chipped in online.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Research grant combines astrophysics and archeology to decipher ancient texts

Lucy Fortson, an astrophysicist and Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota is part of a collaboration called Ancientlives which has received a grant to ...

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created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The riddle of the Syriac double dot: The world's earliest question mark

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge University manuscript specialist, Dr. Chip Coakley has identified what may be the world’s earliest example of a question mark. The symbol in question is two dots, one above ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast


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