The last known use of hieroglyphs occurred in A.D. 394, but the writing system had already grown esoteric, used principally by a priestly caste and pretty much a mystery to everyone else.

An Egyptian scholar based in London, England, has been delighting Arab audiences with his inquiries into the recondite world of medieval Muslims who wrote about ancient Egypt and had some insights ...

An Israel Museum exhibition explores the complicated relationship between the hieroglyphs of antiquity and emoji, the lingua franca of the digital age. By Isabel Kershner JERUSALEM — The sleek ...

The Egyptian antiquities ministry also issued a statement today (June 22) announcing the discovery. The archaeologists also discovered another carving, this one showing a herd of elephants ...

Hieroglyphs were used for well over 3000 years to write the Egyptian language in monumental settings and was the script some of the most important texts were written in.

For a long time, there have been those who deny Jean-François Champollion the credit for deciphering hieroglyphs. Some, especially on the other side of the Channel, attributed it to the British ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a 3,200-year-old military barracks, filled with artifacts that offer new insights into the reign of Ramesses II. Among the finds is a bronze sword, bearing ...

Ancient Egyptian temple discovered in a BACK GARDEN: Sacred stones engraved with hieroglyphs unearthed in Giza. Temple was dug up in the back garden of a property in Al-Badrashin, Giza ...