The earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphic writings appear fully formed, either because they were developed on perishable, now-lost materials or because they were quickly "invented by an unknown ...

The ancient Egyptians left behind records written in hieroglyphs, but how do we know what they say? Find out with our fun Ancient Egypt games and activities.

Egyptian Art BABY STEPS by Jerry Saltz. Where does modern art history start? The Met’s predynastic-Egypt show reveals the beginning of everything.

Egyptologist Reveals Mysterious Messages Hidden in the Hieroglyphics on a 3,000-Year-Old Obelisk Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier says he has identified seven sets of crypto-hieroglyphs on the 75 ...

A newly revealed private collection of ancient Egyptian hard-stone vessels has ignited intense debate among archaeologists, engineers, and alternative historians alike.

Teasing out the secret recipes for mummification in ancient Egypt Most ingredients weren't available locally—more evidence of a long-distance trade network.

'1822. Hieroglyphs Deciphered' (2/5). They were the remains of a language that had been dead since the 4th century and the closing of the temples of ancient Egypt. Before French Egyptologist ...

Hieroglyphs, British Museum, review: a fierce rivalry, bitter fights and the race to decipher the Rosetta Stone A new exhibition marks the 200th anniversary of the decipherment of the famous exhibit ...

The Rosetta Stone stars in a new exhibition opening Thursday at the British Museum marking one of the most significant dates in Egyptology — 200 years after a French scholar finally cracked its ...