Ancient clay cylinders provide first foundation text documenting Nebuchadnezzar II's restoration of the ziggurat of Kish

In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent ...

Reading the sky: How Irish weather lore preserved a deep understanding of the natural world

Long before meteorology and climate science, Irish people looked to the natural world to forecast the weather and make sense ...
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Archaeologists unearthed the largest, oldest prehistoric city ever in Ireland

The settlement enclosed by two circular rings held approximately 600 houses within the Baltinglass hillfort cluster, which ...
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AI Reveals What Ancient Languages, Including Greek, Sounded Like

Artificial intelligence (AI) has brought ancient languages to life, such as Ancient Greek and Old English, by demonstrating ...

How Celtic languages spread across Britain and Ireland: why we need to reconsider the early story

New insights from archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping to uncover the story of Celtic languages in ...
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Decoding the mystery of the Minoan ancient civilization

Rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the Minoan ...
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Linguists Build First-Ever Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Dating Back 2,300 Years

Carolingian stone braid work (9th century A.D.), exposed at a resting place on Tigringer Straße in Saint Peter, market town Moosburg, district Klagenfurt Land, Carinthia, Austria, EU. Credit: Johann ...
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How ancient curses are helping create a Celtic dictionary

There are more than half a million words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Some trace their origin as far back as the 11th century. For centuries, linguists and academics have kept careful track of ...