On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

In 1905, archaeologists at Serabit el-Khadim in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula uncovered mysterious inscriptions carved into the walls of a 4,000-year-old turquoise mine. The strange symbols, later called ...

On this day in 1822, an ”over-the-top, histrionic, melodramatic figure,” Jean-François Champollion, announced his decipherment of the Rosetta Stone, a stele from Ptolemaic Egypt inscribed with a ...

An exhibition has revealed Ancient Egyptian sick notes and work invoices – including one man who stayed home because he’d been bitten. The ‘Made in Ancient Egypt’ presentation at the Fitzwilliam ...

Ancient Egyptian notes written on shards of stone or broken pieces of pottery are to go on display in a new exhibition, giving insights into the lives of everyday people. Made In Egypt will open at ...

With around 1,800 accredited museums in the UK, we have chosen our favourites for your next culture-filled day out ...

Despite cash prizes and international conferences, the Indus script remains one of history's great linguistic mysteries.

"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...

After the artifact went missing from Cairo's Egyptian Museum in early September, authorities began carefully tracking down ...

Archaeologists say they've discovered an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port, but for the head of the mission, the real treasure is still hidden.

The discovery of a sunken port off the coast of Egypt may offer a puzzle piece in the longstanding search for Cleopatra’s lost tomb and glimpses into the country’s ancient maritime activity, according ...

Four people were arrested in connection to the theft of a 3,000-year-old bracelet that belonged to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, according to a report. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ...