A scholar claims to have deciphered Cryptic B, a mysterious alphabet in the Dead Sea Scrolls long thought impossible to read.

Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?

Researchers started to create the world’s first dictionary of Celtic languages, offering extraordinary insights into the ...

The first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland is being made. Ancient Celtic languages ...

Researchers are using a very modern tool to transcribe and read hundreds of thousands of medieval manuscripts from the lost ...

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

Ahhh, Arabic! The dazzling gem of the Arab world has been captivating linguists and language lovers for centuries. With today ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...

Heritage is novel because it co-opts the trappings of “critical,” pluralistic curation yet neutralizes true civic debate.