Secrets Of Egyptian Painters Revealed By Chemistry
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The language of ancient Egypt has no known word for ‘art’. Its civilization is often perceived as having been extremely formal in its creative expression, the works completed by the painters of its funerary chapels being no exception. Still, within the scope of a vast research program undertaken in coordination […]
Scientists Decipher 2,300-Year-Old Chemistry Formulas Revealing Ancient Metallurgy Was More Complex Than Previosuly Thought
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have identified the ingredients in chemistry formulas from a 2,300-year-old Chinese text, revealing ancient metallurgy was more complex than expected. The Kaogong ji was written in China around the middle of the first millennium BC and is the oldest known technical encyclopedia. It details items ranging from swords to musical […]