Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs Go High Tech

April 19, 2005 (Press Release) -- Learning one of the world’s most ancient languages is about to take a leap from 2005 BC to 2005 AD with the launch of a new Web site (http://www.glyphdoctors.com) that will offer online courses in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and Egyptology to the general public fascinated with ancient Egypt. Founded by Nicole Hansen, a PhD candidate in Egyptology at the University in Chicago, Glyphdoctors (http://www.glyphdoctors.com) will bring the study of ancient Egypt, until now only available at a handful of elite universities, to a worldwide audience with only a click of a mouse.

Courses are currently under development and beta testers will soon be recruited through Glyphdoctors Web site (http://www.glyphdoctors.com) to test this exciting new learning experience. The courses will include many features made possible only through recent technological advances, such as animated clips showing how to draw hieroglyphs and online submission and correction of homework with the ability to include hieroglyphic signs directly online. Examples of these some of these features are available on the Web site (http://www.glyphdoctors.com), and Egyptophiles are already meeting one another and discussing ancient Egypt in free forums that are available on the site.

Nicole is excited about the new opportunities that this website opens up to Egypt enthusiasts around the world, saying: "Most Egyptologists spend their time holed up in a tomb or in a dusty library with their noses stuck in books, ignoring the general public that is fascinated by the work they are doing. Many other people have a lifelong dream of becoming an Egyptologist, but very few realize these dreams. I've been very fortunate to do so and I want to provide everyone else with the opportunity to follow their passion for ancient Egypt too by launching Glyphdoctors."