The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

This detailed historical narrative traces the extraordinary lifespan of Egyptian hieroglyphs, from their origins in the third millennium BC to their final appearance in AD 394 at the Temple of Isis on ...

In 1799, French soldiers marching through the ruins of the Egyptian town of Rashid made a remarkable discovery, said Francesca Peacock in The Daily Telegraph. It was the dark slab of granite-like rock ...

Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Thousands of Egyptians are demanding the repatriation of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum back to its home country. The iconic artifact, which helped scientists ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Romilly Lockyer/Getty Images Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, mummies and ...

Egypt’s first interactive platform for learning ancient Egyptian language, the “Hieroglyphs Step by Step” website, has recently launched its second development phase, expanding its reach and ...

In a video for the V&A Museum, stone carver Miriam Johnson hand-carves a pair of hieroglyphs “using both sunken relief and raised relief techniques”. The vid ...

The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The ...