London: British researchers have discovered a rare handprint on a 4,000 year old Egyptian artefact, a Cambridge museum said ...

This undated photo provided by the British Museum, shows the Rosetta Stone, the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum titled, “Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt ...

British researchers have discovered a rare handprint on a 4,000-year-old Egyptian artefact, a Cambridge museum said yesterday ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

In a letter to the museum’s board of trustees signed by dozens of activists and cultural figures, Culture Unstained urges the institution to not only “look to Egypt’s past but to take a ...

From the private collection of Sir Hans Sloane in 1753, the British Museum has grown to become one of the world's most important chronicles of human civilization through the ages.

By using a noninvasive imaging technique, researchers at the British Museum — where nearly half of the sculptures reside — and King’s College London found traces of paint on 11 out of 17 ...

Containing vast collections of treasures from the ancient world, the British Museum in London is a prodigious source of ...

Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding the Rosetta Stone’s discovery and translation is more obscure.

The stone is one of more than 100,000 Egyptian and Sudanese relics housed in the British Museum. A large percentage were obtained during Britain’s colonial rule over the region from 1883 to 1953.

The stone is one of more than 100,000 Egyptian and Sudanese relics housed in the British Museum. A large percentage were obtained during Britain’s colonial rule over the region from 1883 to 1953.