The ostraca were written in hieroglyphic scripts, along with Egyptian demotic and Greek. ANCIENT ROMAN HELMET TURNS UP IN UNUSUAL LOCATION: 'EXCEPTIONALLY RARE' Excavators also unearthed several ...

“The Ptolemaic Kingdom Coin, featuring Ptolemy II (285/4-246 B.C.), is a regal masterpiece that stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of the Ptolemaic dynasty in ancient Egypt ...

Archaeologists have struck gold after Egyptian officials announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old mining settlement buried beneath the sands. Dubbed the 'Lost City of Gold', the site has revealed a ...

The idea was to construct a ‘magic box’, in which a coin can be placed in one of a number of slots, and then be able to remotely be able to determine the slot by means unseen. Obviously ...

Kathleen Martinez of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and her colleagues were responsible for the ...

Designed by the Greek inventor Heron, this coin-operated holy water dispenser was used in Egyptian temples to dispense water for ritual washings. Worshippers would place a coin into the machine and ...

The ostraca were written in hieroglyphic scripts, along with Egyptian demotic and Greek. Excavators also unearthed several Ptolemaic-era bronze coins, plus "a large collection of terracotta ...