Jeremy Pope and seven eager students sat at tables in Swem Library’s Brown Board Room on a Friday afternoon in February and munched on pizza, drank soda and discussed a passage most people couldn’t ...

The idea of Ancient Egypt has mystified people for generations — the glittering cities of gold and marble, lapis lazuli-adorned queens, and pyramids that spear the sky have the modern world’s ...

The earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphic writings appear fully formed, either because they were developed on perishable, now-lost materials or because they were quickly "invented by an unknown genius.

It was the greatest puzzle in the world. For three thousand years the ancient Egyptians covered the walls and ceilings of their temples and tombs with a form of writing known as hieroglyphs. More, the ...

Go back in time to ancient Egypt. Thousands of years, in fact. Their influence on modern life can be seen in our language, art, engineering, and more. Gain a new appreciation for ancient Egyptian ...

A dictionary of thousands of words chronicling the everyday lives of people in ancient Egypt — including what taxes they paid, what they expected in a marriage and how much work they had to do for the ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

In 1799, French soldiers marching through the ruins of the Egyptian town of Rashid made a remarkable discovery, said Francesca Peacock in The Daily Telegraph. It was the dark slab of granite-like rock ...