Hieroglyphics is are of the oldest forms of writing. They started in Egypt around 3000 BC and employ pictorial characters to represent objects, people and animals. Egypt was full of hieroglyphic ...

They tell us about beliefs, gods, clothing and everyday life. The ancient Egyptians also used papyrus and writing boards to keep records of thing like laws. This is different from societies living ...

The second room is more concerned with Egyptian writing, hieroglyphics and style, while the third covers buildings and statues – if you don’t leave it as an expert on the making of faience (a ...

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