A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated ... which has two walls dedicated to the famous "Weighing of the Heart." -Here, too, Padiamenope plays a key role in one ...

One of the scripts was Ancient Greek; one was unknown; and one appeared to be hieroglyphs—the lost sacred language of ancient Egypt, which had not been understood for over a thousand years.

Digital scans of an Egyptian mummy have revealed a teenage boy buried with a “second heart” made from gold, as well as dozens of other amulets that the ancient Egyptians believed were ...

Egypt’s first interactive platform for learning ancient Egyptian language, the “Hieroglyphs Step by Step” website, has recently launched its second development phase, expanding its reach and ...

The hieroglyph representing a honeybee ... Image Situated at the heart of Cairo, the beautiful Beaux-Arts Egyptian Museum has long showcased one of the world’s great collections of antiquities.

Beatrix Potter's classic children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit has been translated into ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs by the British Museum. The translation turns the story of a mischievous rabbit ...

When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. Related: Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail What it tells us about the past: This amulet, shaped like ...