9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (409+ words) Researchers performed X-rays using CT and X-ray fluorescence technology on 4,200 metal artifacts. Gold patterns discovered on a 1,100-year-old Japanese spear using X-ray technology have made the artifact a treasure trove of historical significance for researchers. The gold sheath that held…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (376+ words) New research into a 3,300-year-old papyrus showed that ancient Egyptian artists used their own form of modern white-out to correct mistakes. Ahead of the "Made in Ancient Egypt" exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, U.K., curators were preparing papyri when…...