He made two trips to Egypt, during which ... would lead to the decipherment of hieroglyphics and open a new porthole into the past. His visit to the island temple of Philae in 1815 set the wheels ...

On some panels, Leitz explains, hieroglyphs face directly toward ... At the temple of Khnum in Esna, as at every Egyptian temple, priests performed daily rituals. In the entrance hall, however ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a once-in-a-lifetime discovery ... "The original decoration that contained hieroglyphic texts and columns that contained his name had been damaged just ...

Covered in hieroglyphs and ornate carvings of people, birds and boats, this tan oddity really is a marvel, etched out to closely mirror the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt.

Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphs. At times throughout ... The Giza pyramids, the Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple are some of Egypt's most famous ...

Archaeologists discovered the tomb of an unknown pharaoh from a tumultuous, war-ridden era of ancient Egypt. Now they're ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

It can all be, I have to admit, rather overwhelming and I’d suggest anyone planning a Nile cruise should swot up a little on ...

Located about 2 miles northeast of the Temple of Luxor, the Karnak Temple Complex features multiple temples, two obelisks, hieroglyphs ... into life in ancient Egypt. Keep in mind that it can ...