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 ...

Though it may seem like an ordinary burial site, it conceals a unique history—the resting place of a mummy from the era of ...

The discoveries, experts said, provide clues to ancient Egyptian,symbols, layout, rituals, and practices in their temples. The trove of goods included bronze coins with the image of Alexander the ...

ANTY’s new jewelry collection reimagines talismans rooted in Egyptian symbolism.

The gold burial mask of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AMIR MAKAR/AFP Some historians have suggested that the dual qualities of the snake — as both a ...