The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E. during the reign of Ptolemy I — and it was the center of knowledge in the ...

X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.

The ancient African town of Chinguetti was once a stopover for trade caravans and pilgrims in the Sahara Desert. As many of the people passing through were rich and educated, libraries started ...

Researchers have generated an image of text from inside a scroll that was buried in volcanic ash with the ancient city of ...

A tad more exciting was the Ancient Library of Alexandria, which attempted to collect all the world’s knowledge in one single place. Until it was burnt to the ground by Julius Caesar ‘for a ...