Did the Minoan writing system known as Linear A come from Egyptian hieroglyphics, or was it an independent invention?

The Rosetta Stone played a vital role in researchers deciphering hieroglyphics. It was found in 1799, but wasn't fully ...

The temple, which measures around 450 feet in length and roughly 250 feet wide is perhaps the best-preserved in Egypt.

Experts are carefully uncovering traces of the original paint and fragments of gold leaf that once adorned the 2,000-year-old ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a ...

Ramses the Great is credited with expanding Egypt's reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Sudan to the south.

A team of Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a fort dating back millennia in Hosh Issa, uncovering artifacts including a ...

“Egypt has been deprived of the bust for 102 years,” Hawass ... Bearing inscriptions in several languages, the Rosetta Stone, which is considered key to understanding hieroglyphic writing, is one of ...

There's a sexuality for every personal peccadillo under the sun, says Fleet Street Fox. It's time to consolidate ...

The pharaonic bust of Queen Nefertiti was uncovered in 1912 by a German team and was shipped to Berlin. A prominent Egyptian ...

How a small Utah publisher is bringing African literature to American readers ...

New designs will roll out to phones, tablets, and PCs over the next few months. So, it seems I’m an outlier: I’d prefer more emoji. A particular niggle is that I’d really like emoji for specific dog ...