Indian Defence Review on MSN2d
The Race to Crack the World’s Oldest Writing: How Four Scholars Unlocked an Ancient Mystery
A fierce rivalry between four scholars ignited a race to crack the world’s oldest writing, unlocking the secrets of ...
Cambridge Day14h
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: ancient games, armored fights, Ouroboros dance
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s an Ancient Game Night, “Ouroboros” and “¡A Bailar!” ...
The New York Times6d
Bringing a Persian Epic to the World, With Help From 483 Puppets
Then the music started, and a crew of nine began a full run-through of “Song of the North,” an elaborate shadow puppet staging of stories from the 10th-century Persian epic the “Shahnameh.” ...
The Independent4d
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
The Akkadian empire lasted for 150 years, ending with a rebellion. These administrative tablets, containing cuneiform symbols, an ancient writing system, record the affairs of the state ...