An exciting new study has found that wasabi can be used to effectively treat fungal infections on Egyptian papyrus.

Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country does today, according to a new study of a scroll.

How Wasabi Can Help Preserve Ancient Papyrus Researchers say the green horseradish-like paste can fight fungal infections without damaging fragile pigments ...

Archeologists recently recovered a nearly 16-meter (52-foot) long ancient Egyptian papyrus writing from a tomb in Saqqara, Egypt. The writing — which is more than 2,000 years old — was found inside a ...

Wasabi vapours are potent enough to kill fungi growing on painted papyrus fragments – all without damaging the fragile artefacts or altering the appearance of their vivid colours. Fungus can ...

Scientists identify birds in 3,300 year old Egyptian painting Not all the bird species in the art had been identified in the century since it was found— until Oxford University researchers ...

For the first time in a hundred years, archaeologists unearthed a 16-meter-long papyrus in an ancient Egyptian necropolis.

Egyptian and European flags fly over the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Egypt’s ministry of tourism and antiquities unveiled a renovated wing within its 120-year-old ...