hieroglyphics

A biography of the French scholar whose decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language made the study of ancient Egypt possible.

Explores the development and use of written languages among the ancient Mayan people, who lived in an area comprised of Mexico, Central America, and part of South America known as Mesoamerica.

An introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs that reveals the symbols that represent the letters of the English alphabet from A to Z, explains how to use hieroglyphs to spell names and words, and describes the ancient Egyptian culture. Provides a sheet of stencils.

Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Discusses the hieroglyphic system of writing used by people of the ancient Egyptian civilization along the Nile River.

Teaches how to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs into English using a step-by-step procedure that includes the use of photographs and line drawings.

Describes the Maya and their language, and examines how the Mayan writing system was deciphered. Includes a selection of related activities.

Photographs and text describes the hieroglyphic writing system of ancient Egypt.

A guide to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics, featuring a series of half-page illustrations, each of which depicts a symbol, with a translation of the sound it represents, and examples of how it is used in words.