The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

Reading ancient literature in its original language will give you a deeper understanding of influential ancient texts, and basic insights into the structure of modern languages. Demonstrated ...

While teaching humans about their ancient civilizations may seem like an odd job for artificial intelligence, it has ...

Since Greek was understood, the hieroglyphs could then be translated into modern European languages ... and government business. These written records of ancient Egypt give us information about ...

About half of the library’s manuscripts were written on parchment ... “We have identified erased texts in 10 languages that date from the fifth to the 12th centuries,” says Michael Phelps ...