The Indian script or the Brahmi script is a unique form of script known as abugida. But what makes the script, discovered in Ashokan edicts in 250 BC, unique?

Scientists at Washington State University not only discovered how to recreate the color known as "Egyptian Blue," they also ...

It was ubiquitous in the ancient world. Then, we just... forgot how to make it.

Books & the Arts / The Australian writer’s 1984 novel, The Island, is a hypnotic work of fiction about the border between ...

The two design styles have become the backbone of contemporary interiors, which is why understanding the similarities and ...

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses I sat longer at Emory University than he did on the throne. His presumptive remains now lay encased in glass at Egypt’s Luxor Museum, a simple cloth draped from his ...

Art of the Egyptian Tentmakers” (American University in Cairo Press) will feature Amirra Malak’s take on the future of the khayamiya art form as both material and symbolic. Publication is ...

She has covered fashion, culture, art and music extensively ... Newsweek has reached out to Hawass via an online contact form, and to the spokesperson for the academic Kahfre Project, via email ...

Continuing our Art Deco Centenary series, we take a look at Paris's Le Louxor movie theatre, a trove of Egyptian revival in ... perfect companion for this new form of entertainment, facilitating ...

In The Resurrection of Osiris, Karon Davis traced the story of the Egyptian deity ... figure in contemporary art following his untimely death at 32 from a rare form of cancer.

"This is not just a profession but an art form. With precision, I carve alabaster stone into beautiful statues, elegant vases, and other pieces," said Gamal Mahmoud, a 61-year-old master craftsman.