Starting in about 3500 BC, various writing systems developed in ancient civilizations around the world ... known alphabet was ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This ...

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...

A Unique Form of Writing: Hieroglyphs and More While the Egyptians are best known for their hieroglyphic writing system, ...

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery inside Egypt's Great Pyramid that they say rewrites longstanding beliefs ...

Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza? Were slaves employed to construct the mammoth, mysterious structure? Scientists have ...

Throughout history, great civilisations have risen, flourished and then disappeared, leaving behind ruins, legends and a host ...

Recent readings on inscriptions written in an ancient alphabet, the Proto-Sinaitic Script, may well provide proof of the ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

For the first time, scientists decoded a complete genome from a 4,800-year-old Egyptian, revealing surprising Middle Eastern ...

In celebration of International Literacy Day 2023, Kafr El-Sheikh Museum will host an exhibition on the origins of ancient Egyptian writing and its progression across the country's many dynasties.