Hieroglyphs Archives

5 Fantastic Free Resources for Learning Maya Glyphs

October 13, 2013July 26, 2022 - by Kelly M - 7 Comments.

Do you have a passion for Maya archaeology and fancy learning how to read Maya glyphs? While there are a number of books you can buy – such as Michael D. Coe and Mark Van Stone’s Reading the Maya Glyphs – you might also want to check out these 5 …

Why We Love Ancient Languages

September 20, 2013August 7, 2022 - by Kelly M - 2 Comments.

Earlier this week, I published a post titled “Why Study a Dead Language?”, which included an excerpt of Josephine Livingstone’s article “Why You Should Learn a Dead Language”. Apart from a few failed attempts to learn Middle Egyptian, I can’t really say I’ve tried to learn any “dead” languages. So …

10 Fantastic Free Resources for Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs

March 11, 2013August 19, 2022 - by Kelly M - 11 Comments.

Have you ever had the urge to follow in Lara’s footsteps and learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs? If so, you may be interested to know that there are a number of useful, free online resources at your disposal. Using these in combination with a good textbook – such as James …