Perusing the Nile, ancient pyramids, tombs of old pharaohs, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and modern-day Cairo. Mrs. Ann Crosby’s 6th ...

DAVENPORT -- A mouth, vulture, cow stomach and lion. Those four symbols spell "Rachel" -- who, on Friday, was sitting at a table in the Putnam Museum with a pointed stick and blue paint writing her ...

DAVENPORT-- A bird represents A. The lion is L. A loaf of bread is T. These were some of the symbols kids used to write their names in hieroglyphics at the Putnam Museum's Unearthing Ancient Egypt ...

There's something about ancient civilizations that fascinates us even thousands of years later. Their architecture, ...

The earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphic writings appear fully formed, either because they were developed on perishable, now-lost materials or because they were quickly "invented by an unknown genius.

For over 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful civilizations on Earth, with an empire stretching across half a dozen modern-day countries. How much do you know about this iconic ...