With the nation's growing emphasis on cultural heritage preservation, the ancient book restoration industry is experiencing unprecedented opportunities for development. "The demand comes not only ...

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Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

March 13 marks the birthday of one of Canada’s greatest writers, W.O. Mitchell. His most famous book, Who Has Seen the Wind, was released in 1947 and over the years it sold close to one million copies ...

Ancient Egypt was closely connected with other parts of the world, bringing in and exporting goods, religions, food, people and ideas. At times ancient Egypt ruled territory outside the modern-day ...

Lord of the Rings sees Boromir wielding an ancient relic called the Horn of Gondor, but does it actually have mystical ...

After a few years of processing this, I eventually wrote a book about it titled "Empty". It wasn't just my story, but more how I connected with God through that time & how He carried me. That's the ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

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Al Capone, the violent Chicago gang boss, was brought to book for tax evasion in 1931, but similar tactics had not been tried ...

The island hopping is incredible, but Greece's ancient ruins, ski resorts, wineries, thermal pools, and pristine beaches ...