Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The ancient Egyptians invented one of the earliest known writing systems used from around 3000 BC. The symbols they ...

Archaeologists conducting excavations in Egypt's Saqqara region have discovered a 5,000-year-old manuscript containing a "terrifying message," according to The Mirror. Unearthed inside a sealed ...

The ancient Egyptian manuscript - which researchers claim is linked to the mythical Book of Enoch - was discovered by ...

One of the scripts was Ancient Greek ... He still couldn’t figure out if hieroglyphs represented an actual spoken language, and whether the written symbols related to sounds, letters, whole ...

I can see all sorts of symbols, from scarabs, owls and hawks to abstract patterns. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and ...

But I had doubts about the British Museum’s show Hieroglyphs, which delves into the story of how these ancient symbols was unlocked. For all its importance – and 2,500 academics have signed a ...

Use of these symbols slowly faded as the Roman Empire took control of ancient Egypt. When the Romans officially adopted Christianity at the end of the 4th century, the use of hieroglyphics died out.

As an Egyptologist, I have spent years trying to harness the power of ancient symbols—especially those used in hieroglyphic writing—to uncover the knowledge and beliefs of past people of the Nile.