Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
La Brújula Verde8d
The Rassam Cylinder, a 10-sided prism from the 7th century BC with an inscription describing the reign of Ashurbanipal
The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military campaigns of Ashurbanipal, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was discovered in ...
Scientific American7d
Steam Pipes and Other Causes of Fires in Manufacturing Establishments
the woodwork in the vaulted rooms ot the British Museum, containing the Nineveh marbles, was fired in a similar manner, and the new Houses of Parliament have been on fire several times already ...
AINA5d
Assyrians and Talking Sheep
Stars were "the heavenly writing"; a sheep's liver was "the tablet of the gods". You have a date palm with two tops? People ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
With metal detectors and patience, amateur treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history
(AP Video by Tom Rayner) An early medieval silver penny of Guthrum of East Anglia, the first silver coin minted by a Viking ...
Global News26d
The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems
The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...
CNN26d
British Museum partly closed after fired employee broke in and shut down IT systems
The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...
Sky26d
Fired British Museum worker arrested after 'shutting down' museum computer systems
A former British Museum employee has been arrested after allegedly breaking in and shutting down the museum's security and IT systems. The person - who had recently been fired - "trespassed" at ...
TechRadar25d
British Museum forced to partly close following cyberattack by ex-worker
World-famous British Museum suffers days-long cyberattack The attack was caused by a former IT contractor Exhibitions were closed over the weekend, but have since reopened A former employee of the ...
BBC27d
British Museum hit by alleged IT attack by ex-worker
The British Museum has been partially closed to visitors after a former employee allegedly shut down some of its IT network. The museum alleged that the contractor entered the building and ...
Computer Weekly24d
Cyber incident that closed British Museum was inside job
A disgruntled insider appears to have been behind a security incident at the British Museum, which forced the 270-year-old institution to partially close its doors over the weekend of 25 and 26 ...