Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had genetic ties with Mesopotamian DNA.

"The pyramids are there as mountains of stone proving the otherworldly nature of their god-kings. You stand in front of those pyramids and you feel it's impossible to build such a thing." Since the ...

This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids, held at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, from Apr. 6 to July 12, 1999, the ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of a man from ancient Egypt, revealing a genetic link to Mesopotamia. This breakthrough offers insights into cultural exchanges between the regions around 4,500 ...

In a groundbreaking scientific discovery, an international research team has successfully sequenced the first whole ancient ...

The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt. At the time "most people died well before their 40th birthday and he was on the throne for two or three ...