The elegant pictorial writing system of the ancient Egyptians—known as hieroglyphics—has fascinated generations of archeologists. Its precise origins are uncertain. One ancient Egyptian legend holds ...
Who invented the alphabet, and why? First, the hard facts: The earliest evidence of what’s thought to be the world’s first alphabet is a group of 3,500-year-old inscriptions found in Egypt’s Sinai ...
Digital hieroglyphics: what does the buffer symbol tell us about ourselves? Staring at a buffer symbol, waiting for something on the internet to load can be both reassuring and distressing. We wait ...
Did Arab scholars contribute to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics years before Frenchman Jean-François Champollion Ancient Egyptian civilisation has always fascinated the world with its ...
Digital hieroglyphics: what does the buffer symbol tell us about ourselves? Staring at a buffer symbol, waiting for something on the internet to load can be both reassuring and distressing. We wait ...
One person’s obsession with barcodes makes for a quirky and fun exhibit at the Somerville Museum: “Barcode Journeys,” which ...
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Ph.D., is a freelance journalist who regularly contributes to Discover Magazine. She reports on the social sciences, medical history, and new scientific discoveries. View Full ...
Google has launched a hieroglyphics translator that uses AI to decipher images of Ancient Egyptian script. The new tool, called Fabricius, uses machine learning to give experts a fast way to decode ...
Modern man no longer communicates via cave painting, yet hieroglyphs may be making a comeback -- thanks to the cell phone. Colorado native Kai Staats has invented a new language for cell phones that ...
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