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Massive hieroglyphs found in Egyptian desert may be the world’s first cosmic message

Carved into rock near the village of El-Khawy in southern Egypt, a massive line of ancient hieroglyphs has just been brought ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Egyptologist Reveals Mysterious Messages Hidden in the Hieroglyphics on a 3,000-Year-Old Obelisk

A French Egyptologist says he has deciphered secret messages engraved on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk built during the reign of Ramses II. The 75-foot-tall stone structure once loomed outside a ...
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Cats, dogs, and dung beetles: Discovering the animal world of ancient Egypt

When curator of Egyptian archaeology Nir Or Lev began his role at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, he wasn’t just focused on the glorious past -- he was thinking about the future. His vision: was to get ...
The Harvard Crimson

Fifteen Questions: Gaia Bencini on Egyptology, Hieroglyphics, and ‘Dreaming the Sphinx’

Gaia Bencini is a Ph.D. candidate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations studying Egyptology. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: What were you interested in while you were ...
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Egyptian hieroglyphs as signs, symbols and gods

Extracted from: Visible religion (Leiden) 4 (5) 1985-1986, pages 63-72. The ancient Egyptian writing system is at once pictorial, phonetic and symbolic. The number of hieroglyphic symbols are thought ...
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A Taste Of Ancient Egypt At London’s British Museum

From the stone that unlocked hieroglyphics to towering statues and eerie mummies, the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt collection is a must-see for history lovers. ByDavid Nikel, Senior Contributor.