A research team gains rare access to the Petrie Museum’s pre-dynastic stone vases, aiming to scan ... curiosity about the tools and methods ancient Egyptians used—many beyond known capabilities.

You can see the outlines of a set of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs carved delicately into the stone. There is the royal seal of Mentuhotep IV, a little-known pharaoh who ruled for just two years in ...

The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods. The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 AD. It is a three-foot high stone containing hieroglyphs, everyday ancient ...