Inside Michigan's course in conserving, caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts
Nine scholars recently attended a seminar at the University of Michigan to learn about conserving papyrus manuscripts.
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Nine scholars recently attended a seminar at the University of Michigan to learn about conserving papyrus manuscripts.
The burial site was identified as belonging to a man named Paser based on inscriptions.
The State Department said it was facilitating charter flights from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE for Americans.
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
President Trump is traveling to the Middle East, with stops planned in Israel and Egypt. Mr. Trump is expected to address Israel's parliament before he chairs an international summit on his peace plan for the region.
Egypt's proposal comes as Israel's spy chief travels to Doha for talks with CIA Director William Burns and the Qatari prime minister.
Scientists used CT scans and other testing to examine whether the mummy had any pathological abnormalities and assess potential causes of death.
The fragment was considered inconsequential for years, experts said in a news release.
Israeli forces took "operational control" of the Gaza side of the vital Rafah border crossing as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the latest cease-fire proposal.
The attack on Israel's Kerem Shalom prompted officials to close the terminal, disrupting critical shipments of food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza.
An adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News that "the end of the war will come with the end of Hamas in Gaza."
"Climate hell" was a reference to U.N. Secretary General António Guterres' dire warning that "we are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator."
It looks like one Egyptian took a snack with him after archeologists say they've discovered the world's oldest piece of cheese in an ancient tomb.
Go explore one of the original Wonders of the World in the heart of Giza. The Great Pyramids will have you standing in awe from the moment you pull up to the Sphinx.
Pack your bags and make plans to head on out to Cairo for a once-in-a-lifetime trip. While there, you will experience a unique culture, mouthwatering foods and lots of local history.
Here's a quick guide for families to the New Seven Wonders of the World and the only surviving original Seven Wonders of the World.
AAA Michigan says gas prices have risen about 30 cents during the past week to a statewide average of around$3.83 per gallon.
Shareef Akeel says while there are always concerns about the vacuum left behind after a military coup, we're seeking democracy in action.
The unrest in Egypt has MSU and U-M scrambling to bring their students home.
NovoDynamics, a developer of pattern recognition and analytics software, and Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina announced that NovoDynamics NovoVerus software will be used in the digitization process for more than 800,000 Egyptian newspaper clippings that have been collected since 1976 by the Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales (in English, the Center for Economic, Legal and Social Studies and Documentation).
Romney won this debate in more ways than one – most impressively due to his dignified style.
As the liberal American press and ultra-liberal bloggers inundate the Internet and newsprints with criticisms of what Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential challenger to President Barack Obama, said about Obama during the Libyan attacks and murders, throngs of foreign press and few American outlets tell the real story involved with the White House's role in the incidents that we now know could have been prevented.
Last week Romney had yet another gaffe and error filled week. Week after week Romney and his campaign can't get it together.
In seeking to define President Obama as a foreign policy failure, sympathetic to Muslim protesters, Mitt Romney ignored the fact that Americans were killed and under threat overseas.
President Barack Obama needs to stay in Washington, D.C., suspend campaigning, and address the threats against Americans in the Middle East.
