M.K. Stalin has announced a $1 million prize to decipher the enigmatic Indus Valley script. Scholars believe the script, ...

The inscribed spindle whorl, dating to the 1st century BC, features one of the oldest examples of writing in northern Iberia, ...

It's not a myth. Brothers Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, who grew up in Seaside Park, are the scribes behind the Netflix ...

For 150 years, people have tried to decipher mysterious symbols written by an advanced civilization believed to rival ancient ...

The Old Syriac text specifies disciples 'rubbing it in their hands,' highlighting significant nuances in interpretation.

The back and forth has become bad enough that the AP has been banned from the press briefing room at the White House ...

From erotic ceramics to the recently discovered remains of child sacrifice ceremonies: when it comes to fascinating ancient ...

For a man who writes history with the vivacity of a traveller, William Dalrymple was quite untravelled as a child. He ...

Humans have littered Earth with a mind-boggling array of objects that will last millions of years. From plastic bags to ...

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Hieroglyphs A picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, which is found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems. Pharaoh A ruler in Ancient Egypt. Sarcophagus A large ...

The Garfield County Libraries have two new event series’ starting at the Parachute Branch Library: Artful Tuesdays and ...