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 ...

The Rosetta Stone is widely considered one of archaeology's most significant finds. A decree from Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy V ...

Ancient Greek records contain stories about Greek alphabet origins. Could the Greek alphabet actually have an Egyptian connection?

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remains of a multi-skilled wizard-doctor who treated the pharaohs some 4,000 years ...

For his part, Mr Blackley - who has studied hieroglyphs in sufficient depth to be able to translate them - robustly defends ancient Egypt from calumnies upon its cooking methods. "This was a great ...

Archaeologists working at the site of Saqqara have discovered a 4,100-year-old tomb that held the burial of a doctor.

Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphs. At times throughout its thousands of years of history, ancient Egypt was an empire that controlled vast areas of northeast Africa ...