In November 1922, Howard Carter opened the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun. Now, a century on from the astonishing discovery, new scientific technology is bringing ancient Egypt into sharper focus
We've long known there was an ancient language that gave rise to English, Bengali and dozens of other tongues – now we’re on the brink of working out where Proto-Indo-European was spokenThe remains of fish teeth at an archaeological site in Israel appear to have been cooked with controlled heat rather than
directly exposed to fireThe early adopters of the alphabet cared about their personal hygiene, judging by the inscription on the side of an ancient ivory combThe discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb was a revelation, but 100 years later new scientific methods are painting an even richer picture of the ancient Egyptians
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