The ancient Egyptians invented one of the earliest known writing systems used from around 3000 BC. The symbols they used were ... so the Rosetta stone was the key to the hieroglyphic code.

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

A century after the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, some overlooked objects may reveal clues to a forgotten ancient ...