Burnt to a crisp by lava from Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the reams of rolled-up papyrus were discovered in a mansion in Herculaneum — an ancient Roman town near Pompeii — in the mid-18th century.

However, in this very special case, someone thought this papyrus was important enough to carry it with them to what would become the place of their death,” Dolganov added. “This is the best ...

According to Papyrus, suicide is the main cause of death in young people under the age of 35 in the UK, with 1,796 people in this age group taking their own life in 2022. The charity has now ...

A new papyrus dating back over 1,880 years is giving archaeologists new insight into the Roman world’s legal system. Academics from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and ...