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  • Ancient Egyptians Used Correction Fluid to Fix Errors on Papyri, Researchers Discover

    The ancient Egyptians used an early version of correction fluid to fix errors on artworks and documents, researchers have found. The news was first reported by the Times of London. While readying a 3,300-year-old papyrus for the exhibition “Made in Ancient Egypt” at the Fitzwilliam Museum in England, museum staff noticed that a painted figure read more

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  • Researchers Have Found the World’s Oldest Known Rock Art in Indonesia, Dating Back 67,800 Years

    Less than two years after discovering a 51,200-year-old cave painting of a pig on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in what was then declared the oldest known figurative artwork, the same researchers have discovered an even older work. The newly dated work, located on the southeastern peninsula of Sulawesi, is a hand stencil dating to read more

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    Researchers Have Found the World’s Oldest Known Rock Art in Indonesia, Dating Back 67,800 Years