Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The ancient Egyptians invented one of the earliest known writing systems used from around 3000 BC. The symbols they ...

Here’s how it works. For thousands of years, the ancient Egyptians inscribed hieroglyphs on tombs, papyri and, in some cases, pyramids. But when were hieroglyphs invented? Research shows that ...

and one appeared to be hieroglyphs—the lost sacred language of ancient Egypt, which had not been understood for over a thousand years. The stone, found near the Nile Delta town of Rosetta ...

A detailed study of the obelisk revealed the presence of seven crypto-hieroglyphs - an obscure ... only by the most educated members of ancient Egyptian society. The study suggests that the ...

Three tombs dating back thousands of years have been unearthed in an ancient Egyptian burial complex. The tombs of three ...

Is this another piece of royal propaganda, or a secret code for the elite? Well, it's all a matter of perspective.

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 ...

One face of each cube shows a hieroglyph, which you can rotate to find its meaning. I can see all sorts of symbols, from scarabs, owls and hawks to abstract patterns. Receive a weekly dose of ...

Inscribed in hieroglyphs in a 4,400-year-old pyramid, this sentence evidences that ancient Egyptians understood the extraterrestrial origin of iron-rich meteorites—thousands of years before ...

In January, Egypt made several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts ...