The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

Tri-State’s members will be on the hook for expensive repairs to Unit 1 and will raise their power bills, according to the company.

Treasures unearthed by hundreds of archaeologists during the ongoing construction of the controversial HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC. The 450,000 objects, which are being held ...