The official structure, stuffed with significant coins and Greek papyri, was likely later transformed into someone’s grave ...

Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of text, an ancient piece of papyrus shows how even Roman government had to deal with fraudsters every now and then, according to a study published in the ...

Filled with Greek historical documents written on papyrus, bronze coins minted under Greek rulers, weapons aplenty, and even ancient furniture, eager archaeologists hope to rummage the plunder to ...

An ancient papyrus found in the excavation in the Judean Desert, Israel, March 2025 (credit: JUDEAN DESERT SURVEY UNIT, ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY) “The discoveries are exciting and even ...

Join an experience of discovery in one of the richest desert excavations ever conducted, illuminating and transforming our historical knowledge of a unique site.

Her discovery would turn out to be the longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judaean Desert, a remarkable document that reveals an ancient tale of financial crimes in the Roman Empire.

The University of Nebraska undergraduate student just made history after using AI to read a word from an ancient papyrus scroll Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...