They say boredom is the engine of progress. It seems it’s also the main source of human mischief. When one day mirrors the ...

The remote temple of Hathor at Serabit al-Khadim was more than a mine and a sanctuary—it was a crucible of civilization. Here, amidst the sacred turquoise mines that funded pharaohs from the Great ...

Ancient scripts like Linear A and Rongorongo are among the mysterious undeciphered languages that continue to puzzle ...

Discover what the oldest alphabet in the world is. Learn how the oldest script has shaped modern writing and transformed ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Zahi Hawass Foundation Launches Youth Archaeology Awareness Campaign In Aswan. As part of efforts to promote archaeological ...

The world has always been fascinated by mysteries, especially when they are etched in stone or inked on ancient scrolls. Unsolved ancient scripts offer a tantalizing glimpse into the past, holding ...

Egypt’s antiquities authority has announced a complete hieroglyphic copy of the Canopus Decree from Tell El-Pharaeen in Husseiniya, Sharqiya. The sandstone stela, a carved stone slab used for public ...

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most significant discoveries in the history of archaeology. This artifact was created during the Ptolemaic Period, and was rediscovered at the end of the 18th century.

A Dutch Egyptologist recently deciphered the oldest known abecedary or alphabet-like primer on a 3,500-year-old shard of pottery from an Egyptian tomb excavated 20 years ago. The earliest alphabets go ...