The ancient Egyptians left behind records written in hieroglyphs, but how do we know what they say? Find out with our fun Ancient Egypt games and activities.

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

The Rosetta Stone is inscribed with three languages, Egyptian hieroglyphics, the simpler Egyptian Demotic script, and ancient Greek.

Some ancient Egyptian mothers got tattoos that were likely meant to protect them during childbirth and during the postpartum period, an analysis of their mummies reveals.

Research is revealing the hieroglyphic texts from within the tomb of an Egyptian scribe. A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago, and a look at the ...

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics Hint They Knew Meteorites Came From Space Tutankhamun had a dagger made of meteorite. Might they have known where it came from?

Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...

A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women wore lower back tattoos to protect them during childbirth.

Hieratic is a cursive form of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, according to the Getty Center. Most of the papyrus is written in black ink, but a few portions have red ink, photos show.