They tell us about beliefs, gods, clothing and everyday life. The ancient Egyptians also used papyrus and writing boards to keep records of thing like laws. This is different from societies living ...

Collectively, they offer a perspective on ancient writing that is: Andréas Stauder is professor of Egyptology at the École Pratique des Hautes Études-PSL, in Paris. His research focuses on the origins ...

Michael Hoffen, a young author, has made a significant contribution to the understanding of ancient Egyptian culture through ...

Long before the “A, B, C Song” — built upon the Latin alphabet — and the alphas, betas and gammas of Ancient Greek, cultures around the world were communicating with one another. The Sumerians of ...

First discovered in 2004 but confirmed thanks to recent carbon dating, researchers found the world's oldest alphabet in a Syrian tomb.