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By 14, he had taught himself multiple languages and later explained how humans see colour. But his genius mind helped unlock ancient Egypt's lost codeThomas Young was a remarkable 18th-century polymath who knew several languages by the age of 14 and later made important contributions to s...- Roman emperor hidden as Egyptian Pharaoh found in Karnak Temple: 2,000-year-old stone discovery in Luxor shocks archaeologistsKarnak Temple in Luxor has yielded a remarkable 2,000-year-old stone slab showing Roman Emperor Tiberius depicted as an Egyptian pharaoh. T...
- In 1887, an Egyptian woman dug for fertilizer in the ruins of Amarna and uncovered the lost diplomatic network of the Bronze AgeWhile searching for fertilizer in 1887, an Egyptian woman made a startling discovery: baked clay tablets that would come to be known as the...
- Archaeologists uncover Egyptian monument showing a Roman emperor portrayed as a pharaohAn ancient Egyptian stela, 2,000 years old, was discovered in Luxor. It shows Roman Emperor Tiberius as an Egyptian Pharaoh. This artifact ...
- In 1799, French Soldiers Repaired a Fort Wall in Egypt: They Found a Stone Slab That Discovery Unlocked Ancient Egyptian LanguageA chance discovery in Egypt in 1799 by Napoleon's soldiers led to the unearthing of the Rosetta Stone. This stone bore the same decree in h...
- Tour guide sketches diagram on 4,000-year-old Egyptian Pyramid wall, arrested after video goes viralA tour guide is facing legal action after allegedly drawing on Egypt’s ancient Pyramid of Unas. The incident, which was captured on video, ...
- A 'digital heist': Rosetta Stone returns home to London virtuallyThe Rosetta Stone will be "digitally repatriated" to Egypt by Looty, a group of London-based designers, allowing visitors to view it throug...
- The Ahimsa seal of the IndusLong before horses existed in the world of commerce, at the time pyramids were being built in Egypt, and ziggurats in Mesopotamia, there ex...
- Egyptians urge British museum to return the 'icon of their identity' the Rosetta StoneEgyptians have termed Britain's possession of the stone as an act of 'cultural violence'.
- Was 'Curse of the Pharaohs' true? New study unveils explanation for deaths of King Tutankhamen tomb explorersThere is a link between King Tutankhamen's tomb and the death of tomb explorers. After 100 years of its discovery, studies reveal the secre...
- A treasure trove of Egyptian artefacts unearthed in Saqqara, EgyptArchaeologists have hit the jackpot as they unearth a buried treasure of Egyptian artefacts, including idols, mummified coffins, manuscript...
- Isaac Newton's first-edition of laws of motion 1687 copy found in Corsican libraryThe rare copy of the 17th-century work was found hidden in one of the upper shelves.
- Back to the future with emojisWill they also supplant the spoken word after crowding out the written one?
- Emojis and emoticons are ganging up against alphabets across languagesWith time-saving becoming the watchword across a gamut of spheres today, its effect on written communication was only to be expected.
- Pharoahs and fantasy in EgyptThe erstwhile capital of Egypt, Memphis is still abundant in natural beauty and the contrasting arid desert of Saqqara - the necropolis of ...
- Mummies'best friend!The world-renowned institution, the two-storeyed Egyptian Museum dates back thousands of years, which stand testimony to the grandeur of Eg...
- Historic streets of Coptic CairoGo down several millennia of history by just walking down on street in Coptic Cairo, and admired the ingenuity and vision of the ancients.
- Egypt relivedWe took a step back in time - about 3,000 years, just like every one else who has the luck to visit Egypt!
- Memphis MarvelsThe pyramids and ancient art works around the sites of Memphis, Saqqara and Dahshur in Egypt mesmerise people.
- Mena house strums egyptian charmIn 1971, Mohan Singh Oberoi turned a hunting house at the foot of the Great Pyramid to one of the most famous hotels in the world.
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