Read And Write Like An Egyptian
Over 5000 years ago, ancient Egyptians wrote using a picture writing called hieroglyphics. The writers were called scribes. Not everyone had this training not even the Pharaoh and his family. There was a problem because Egyptians wrote down everything, and hieroglyphs were beautiful, but time consuming!
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Why the historical perspective on language matters
The modern world is full of tensions and conflicts about language. Some people worry that their language is being debased, depraved, and despoiled by the sloppiness of e-mails and text messages.
Others are upset that an influx of words from another language – usually English – is radically changing their language. Many express fears of minority languages dying out altogether as their speakers shift to using English.
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Greek Mythology: “Nemesis, the Goddess of Revenge”
Nemesis was the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to Hubris (arrogance before the gods).
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Readers’ love letters to libraries
Libraries won’t be going out of fashion any day soon, if readers’ love for them is anything to go by.
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Old Sarum archaeologists reveal plan of medieval city
A detailed plan of a medieval city has been produced by experts without any digging at the site.
The latest scanning techniques were used to uncover a network of buildings at the 11th Century Old Sarum near Salisbury in Wiltshire.
The results include a series of large structures, possibly defences, with open areas of ground behind possibly for mustering resources or people.
Old Sarum was the original site of Salisbury, which is two miles away.
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Richard III’s DNA throws up infidelity surprise
Analysis of DNA from Richard III has thrown up a surprise: evidence of infidelity in his family tree. Depending on where in the family tree it occurred, it could cast doubt on the Tudor claim to the English throne or, indeed, on Richard’s.
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Hi-tech schools rescuing an ancient language
Irish
Technology and education have a long, complicated and sometimes exaggerated relationship
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Speaking More Than One Language Could Sharpen Your Brain
The Tower of Babel
Speaking more than one language does the brain some good. A recent study found that bilingual speakers may actually process information more efficiently than single-language speakers.
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Manx: Bringing a language back from the dead
Condemned as a dead language, Manx – the native language of the Isle of Man – is staging an extraordinary renaissance.
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