In Ancient Egypt, the people who wrote hieroglyphs were called scribes. A scribe had to go to a special school because it was very complicated. Hieroglyphs included around 700 different signs of ...

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

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

A joint Egyptian-Italian team discovered Graeco-Roman tombs with intact mummies and hieroglyphics near Aswan’s Aga Khan ...

Sacred carvings etched into a 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk may finally have been deciphered, thanks to the work of French Egyptologist Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier. The monument, which once ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered New Kingdom tombs in Luxor, Egypt, revealing insights into Ancient Egyptian history and the roles of high-ranking officials.

A decree from Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy V carved in 196 BCE, the stone is inscribed with three distinct languages: ancient ...

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 ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...

The tomb of an unknown pharaoh has been discovered by archaeologists in Egypt - but the king's name has been lost to the ages, with researchers now scrambling to find out who he was ...

A team of archeologists in Egypt have discovered the 4,000-year-old tomb of a renowned royal doctor who was likely a venom expert. The remains were uncovered in Saqqara, the site of the ancient ...