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Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta stone
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe...
What was the longest-lasting civilization?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAn ancient Egyptian painted relief depicting Pharaoh Ramesses III with Isis. Ancient Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are all frequently cited as...
52-foot-long Book of the Dead papyrus from ancient Egypt discovered at Saqqara
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere we see a photo of a section of the Book of the Dead. Hieroglyphics are on the bottom and...
What did the ancient Egyptian pyramids look like when they were built?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe ancient Egyptian pyramids have stood for thousands of years and are among the world's most...
Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProminent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed a call for the return of the Rosetta Stone from the...
Severed hands buried in ancient Egyptian palace were likely 'trophies' exchanged for gold
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwelve severed hands found buried at an ancient Egyptian palace were likely cut from enemies and...
Ancient Egypt is coming to Jacksonville this summer. What we know about 'Beyond King Tut'
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe secrets of an ancient Egyptian king will be on display in downtown Jacksonville this summer when...
Column: Don't force kids to learn cursive. Mine is terrible, and I'm doing just fine
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary...
‘Unusual’ writing on 4,000-year-old tablets decoded as lost language, study says
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoWith a wedge-shaped pen, a scribe sat down with a clay tablet and began writing. Dividing the tablet...
An ancient language with nearly a million undeciphered texts just got a translator that does the job...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoDead languages are famously hard to decipher. It took 23 years to crack the Egyptian hieroglyphics...