Researchers found a 3,300-year-old papyrus where an artist used white pigment to slim a jackal figure. The correction appears in a Book of the Dead created for the royal scribe Ramose. Analysis ...

A new study reveals that Japanese horseradish isn’t just good as a sinus-clearing part of a plate of sushi, but is also effective in art conservation. Wasabi vapors have been found to effectively ...

Upon digital and infrared inspection, the team discovered the use of ancient correction fluid to trim a drawing on one of the ...

Wasabi vapours are potent enough to kill fungi growing on painted papyrus fragments – all without damaging the fragile artefacts or altering the appearance of their vivid colours. Fungus can damage ...