Waste not, want not? Urine is made by the body to get rid of waste. It is mostly made up of water (about 95%) and several waste products, including urea (2%), which is made by the liver after ...

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Reviving an ancient tradition, pottery artisans meticulously recreate timeless techniques that have been passed down through generations. From shaping clay by hand to mastering the intricate ...

Throughout history, some cities have vanished with time, buried under sand, jungle, or water. However, some rediscovered lost civilizations offer a glimpse into the past. Machu Picchu, a 15th ...

Many participants revealed their fascination with scripts from Brahmi to Sharada — drawn equally to their visual elegance and the intellectual challenges they present. These ancient texts ...

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Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city ... originally recorded in hieroglyphic texts on plastered brickwork at the ...

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A clay depas goblet from ancient Troy, Early Bronze Age. Credit: Schuppi / CC BY-SA 4.0 For the first time, researchers have found solid chemical proof that people in ancient Troy drank wine, ...

Major milestone reached in digital Cuneiform studies: Researchers present an innovative tool that offers many new possibilities. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša is located in ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša is located in the north of Turkey. It was once the capital of the Hittite Empire, a great power in the late Bronze Age around 1650 to 1200 BC.