The Egyptian hieroglyphic ankh looks kind of similar to the Christian cross. This has lead some conspiracy theorists to argue ...

In the absence of a Rosetta Stone-like artefact – which helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphics – and a lack of ...

The knowledge of writing is not very old compared to human history. It was only invented 5,000 years ago. It is one of the ...

This game is more about a translator’s mindset than invented languages’ ...

When we think of writing systems we likely think of an Alphabetic writing system, where each symbol (letter) in the alphabet represents a basic sound unit, such as a consonant or a vowel.

Choosing the best Wordle starting words can be a tricky business. Do you pack it with vowels and go for something like AUDIO or ADIEU? Do you go for common consonants and start with STARE or CRATE?

Part of the fun of this picture is that no matter where you look, there are these fun details to discover. At upper left, in script, I can make out the word “bowling.” Just below it, you can see the ...

Anne Umland: The Italian artist Gino Severini painted Dynamic Hieroglyphic of the Bal Tabarin in 1912, when he was living in Paris. Severini's goal, like that of his fellow Italian Futurists, was to ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year. When you purchase ...

There are some words that have captured our imaginations at the BBC during our reporting this year (Credit: Serenity Strull/ Getty Images) Here are some of our favourite words and phrases that the ...

Samples of the Black Death, which wiped out as many as 50 million people in medieval Europe, have been found in an ancient Egyptian mummy. The pandemic, also known as bubonic plague, spread ...

He introduced the Greeks to their alphabet, who then adapted it for their own linguistic purposes. In other words, the Greek alphabet was believed to be an adaptation of the Phoenician alphabet. This ...