French scholar Jean-François Champollion announced his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs on September 27, 1822 Trending Today Meilan Solly | Senior Associate Digital Editor, History “The first ...

The collective Looty in London virtually reclaims items from Western museums to give people from former colonies a chance to learn about their stolen heritage. The Rosetta Stone, on display at the ...

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With the Arab spring of 2011, a downturn in tourism and the devastation of COVID, the odds have been stacked against the opening of Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum, work on which began in 2005 and is due ...

Discovered in Egypt by Napoleon’s conquering forces, this plain-looking slab was the key to cracking the code of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Although it's just a fragment of a larger rock slab, the ...

When Chidi Nwaubani started dreaming up a new art project during downtime in COVID-19 lockdowns, his first step was to consult a lawyer. "I was like, 'Wait, is this actually legal? Can someone do this ...