Medieval and early modern lawyers chose to write on sheepskin parchment because it helped prevent fraud, new analysis suggests.
Archaeology
Mar 24, 2021
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First discovered in 1947 by Bedouin shepherds looking for a lost sheep, the ancient Hebrew texts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls are some of the most well-preserved ancient written materials ever found. Now, a study by researchers ...
Archaeology
Sep 6, 2019
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When historian Rowan Dorin first stepped onto the Stanford campus in early 2017, he made it a habit to visit Green Library every week to dig through its collection of medieval documents and objects.
Archaeology
Jul 20, 2018
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After discovering a highly rare copy of the Declaration of Independence in a small records office in the south of England, Harvard researchers were able to date the document to the 1780s, and say it sheds light on the tumultuous ...
Other
Apr 21, 2017
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"Parchment" – it sounds ancient and quaint. One variety of it – used in the first truly portable Bibles – has the disturbing name "uterine vellum," prompting scholars over the centuries to surmise its origins.
Archaeology
Dec 4, 2015
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The conservation state of parchments is typically assessed using invasive and sometimes destructive investigation techniques. Scientists from Université Paris-Saclay, the CNRS, École Polytechnique, and the French Ministry ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 19, 2021
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