Ancient markings, sealed away for millennia, have just been uncovered in one of Egypt’s most iconic structures. These new ...

Allen argues that Egyptian hieroglyphs were invented first, saying that the earliest cuneiform inscriptions date to around 2900 B.C. However, many scholars disagree.

The ancient Egyptians invented one of the earliest known writing systems used from around 3000 BC.. The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred ...

Hieroglyphs in the notebook of Jean-Francois Champollion, c.1806-1832. | Art Media/Print Collector/Hulton Archive via Getty Images. The Frenchman was not to be riled by Young’s pointed offense ...

Two Hundred Years Ago, the Rosetta Stone Unlocked the Secrets of Ancient Egypt French scholar Jean-François Champollion announced his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs on September 27, 1822 ...

Decoding Hieroglyphics. Season 20 Episode 3 | 55m 15s Video has Audio Description, Closed Captions | AD CC. Research is revealing the hieroglyphic texts from within the tomb of an Egyptian scribe ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently discovered the tombs of three senior statesmen in a burial site in Luxor. The identities and professions of all three men were inscribed in their tombs, giving ...