The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 AD. It is a three-foot high stone containing hieroglyphs, everyday ancient Egyptian language and a Greek translation. Since Greek was understood ...

and almost 30 new papyri in Greek and Demotic (the second to last stage of the Egyptian language). To learn more about this and other new mummy portraits from Philadelphia, go here Ancient ...

In the Egyptian language, the beetle’s name stems from the verb for “to be created” or “to come into being,” per the IAA. During the Middle Bronze Age, scarabs were used as seals and ...