As French troops prepared to face Ottoman forces in Rosetta, Egypt, in July 1799, they stumbled upon a chunk of carved stone. Stuck into the wall of a fort, it displayed three languages — and soon ...

After Napoleon’s defeat in Egypt, the British seized the Rosetta Stone in 1801 and transported it to London. Displayed in the British Museum, the stone captivated linguists and historians alike. For ...

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 ...

In the absence of a Rosetta Stone-like artefact – which helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphics – and a lack of bilingual texts, making sense of the Indus script remains a big challenge.

About two decades ago, the conference rooms of Delhi institutions like the Sahitya Akademi and India International Centre ...

Like some misleading, clickbait title from the 19th century, Cleopatra’s Needles have no connection to the legendary queen.

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

Artifacts from ancient civilisations provide invaluable insights into the cultural, political, and spiritual lives of early societies. These relics stand as testaments to human ingenuity, artistry, ...

The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information Center has categorically denied rumors circulating on social media and in certain media outlets regarding the… Zahi Hawass, a renowned archaeologist, revealed ...