An ‘Old Morganian’ from Bridgwater has remembered his school class of 1966 in his latest novel which looks at the history of the Rosetta Stone.

The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long ...

Tax day has changed history, with examples including the Rosetta Stone, Julius Caesar’s progressive policies, Caesar Augustus ...

A teenager in Iowa discovered a 34,000-year-old mastodon jaw, offering a rare glimpse into the Ice Age giants that once roamed the region. The story behind the jaw’s discovery is as remarkable as the ...

You couldn’t take them seriously. Art21: Do you think your paintings function like pictograms? Ali: Hieroglyphics feel closer, because of the visual nature. Sometimes I feel like I’m making an ...

Actor and musician Joe Keery’s third album aspires to something big. But though it’s performed with care and craft, its frictionless blend of styles feels a bit uncanny. Lead single “Basic ...

The hieroglyphic script, which was used to write the Egyptian language, adorned the walls of temples and tombs, providing insights into religious beliefs, historical events, and daily life in ancient ...

Are you smarter than a robot? Some of these questions were prepared with the help of the artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. Test your brains with the Herald’s morning quiz. Share your ...

These included figurines of Isis and ceramic pots. The city of Taposiris Magna was established by Ptolemy II, a descendant of one of Alexander the Great’s generals and an ancestor of Cleopatra ...

One key breakthrough was the recognition of the name ‘Ptolmis’ (the Egyptian version of the name of king Ptolemy) in the hieroglyphic section, as well as the realisation that royal names were enclosed ...

One famous easter egg: a carved representation of C-3P0 and R2-D2 among other Egyptian hieroglyphics in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), Humphrey Bogart, as detective Sam ...