This is the Rosetta Stone. It is made from granite and it has three sets of inscriptions carved into it: Demotic, Hieroglyphs and ancient Greek. The broken top and bottom edges suggest it was part ...

The knowledge of writing is not very old compared to human history. It was only invented 5,000 years ago. It is one of the most important human inventions because, without it, it would have been ...

Explaining the origins of the myth, Hawass pointed out that the texts written by the ancient Egyptians on the walls of their temples ... needing something to write about,” Hawass said ...

Archaeologists have discovered an oversized inscription that offers a new glimpse into the early development of the Egyptian writing system. A team led by Yale University Egyptologist John Darnell ...