The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods.

No one studying Maya hieroglyphs would get very far without being able to read the 19 numbers that form the base of their numbering system. Can you figure out their numbering system?

The 4,000-year-old burial chamber featured hieroglyphs referring to the woman, known as Idi, as the "lady of the house" ...

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The Egyptology PhD candidate sat down with FM to discuss Ancient Egyptian artifacts, translating hieroglyphs, and misconceptions about the ancient Near East.

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old tomb that belonged to an ancient Egyptian governor's daughter.

The Gateway Church has been meeting in downtown Des Moines every Sunday for 15 years. It soon will have a new home in a ...

The signs bear a slight resemblance to so-called Cretan hieroglyphs and the Linear A writing system that grew out of them. But the text on the Phaistos disk shows an evolution away from both.

Speaking of which, 'all the details' included symbols carved into the stones atop the Great Pyramid of Giza which looked like ...

Take a look at how experts are restoring the Temple of Horus to its original colors from over 2,000 years ago atop tall ...

In Netflix’s ‘The Man Who Loved UFOs,‘ an entertainment journalist named José de Zer finds himself with a unique opportunity ...