The ancient Egyptians invented one of the earliest known writing systems used from around 3000 BC. The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ...

Egyptologist and academician Monica Hanna talks about her recent book, “The Future of Egyptology,” which provides a roadmap ...

To illustrate how disconnected Egyptians have become from their ancient heritage ... plays a crucial role in reshaping Egyptology. She explained that newly unearthed sites require a methodological ...

Champollion had extensive knowledge about Egypt and even understood the Coptic language, which had descended from ancient Egyptian. He found that the hieroglyphics contained Coptic sounds.

Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphs. At times throughout its thousands of years of history, ancient Egypt was an empire that controlled vast areas of northeast Africa ...