Lecturer who attempts to predict future by analysing sheep livers gives Oscar forecast
A Leicester lecturer who attempts to predict the future by analysing sheep livers claims Cynthia Erivo will win an Oscar this ...
Merchants of Indus Valley
Bahata Ansumali (in pic), a software technologist turned researcher, was in town recently for the Kolkata Literary Meet.
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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
8 Ancient Writing Systems That Haven't Been Deciphered Yet
British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased some ancient stones with mysterious inscriptions on them at a flea market in ...
4,000-year-old Indus script enigma waiting to be decoded: Will AI unlock the ancient mystery?
The Indus Valley Civilization's script remains undeciphered despite scholarly efforts and modern AI attempts. Tamil Nadu's ...
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Strabo: The Ancient Greek Geographer Who Mapped the World
Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...
Semitism goes far beyond Jewish culture
With a lot of focus on anti-Semitism in the world today, the term has often been mistaken as exclusive to Jewish people.
Want a Million Dollars? Get Busy Deciphering This Ancient Script.
A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...
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The Most Powerful Empires Throughout History
Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...
The 5,000-year-old riddle that could earn you £800,000 if you can crack it
The undeciphered language likely comes from an ancient civilization, and understanding it could provide valuable insights ...
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The Scholars Who Deciphered the Ancient Greek Script Linear B
If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...