Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 AD. It is a three-foot high stone containing hieroglyphs, everyday ancient Egyptian language and a Greek translation. Since Greek was understood ...

Middle Egyptian introduces the reader to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts. It contains twenty-six lessons, exercises (with answers), a list of hieroglyphic ...

Playful drawings by Samuel Fores using 19th-century aquatints to create Arcimboldo-esque composite portraitures of ...

The modern city of Luxor, known in the ancient world as Thebes, has one of the largest concentrations of ancient monuments in ...

Objects on display in the exhibition include an extract from the Book of the Dead An event showcasing the history of how Egyptian hieroglyphics are deciphered has come to Devon. The touring ...