The Greek language was written in capital letters, without punctuation or spaces between the words. Credit: Zde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Have you ever wondered why ancient Greeks used a ...

The discovery was thrilling but mysterious. “Anytime you're working in an ancient context and you find something with writing on it, it’s very exciting,” Sullivan explains. However, when the team ...

The interior walls of the tomb of ancient Egyptian doctor in Saqqara. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A team of French and Swiss archaeologists has discovered the ancient tomb of a royal ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is offering a $1 million bounty to experts who can successfully interpret the Indus Valley ...

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are entombed Eli Wizevich Officials have announced a number of discoveries ...

Ancient Egyptians often buried a collection of items, known as “foundation deposits,” before they began to build important new structures. The team discovered a hoard of 337 coins ...

The knowledge of writing is not very ... travellers tried to decipher the ancient secret hidden in the hieroglyphics but failed. In fact, the meaning of the Egyptian hieroglyphics remained a ...

We, the undersigned 13 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing to you regarding ... year sentence on 29 September 2024, the Egyptian authorities have refused to release ...

Ancient Egyptian baboon mummies show signs of captivity, with evidence of poor nutrition and inadequate sunlight. (Overview of some skulls available for study.) Credit: Bea De Cupere, CC-BY 4.0 ...

Hieroglyphs A picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, which is found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems. Pharaoh A ruler in Ancient Egypt. Sarcophagus A large ...