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

A new DNA analysis of a 4,400-year-old skeleton from ancient Egypt has found that the individual, an elite official buried ...

Teeth from an elderly man who lived around the time that the earliest pyramids were built have yielded the first full human ...

Researchers have sequenced the first whole ancient Egyptian genome from an individual who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago — the oldest DNA sample from Egypt to date. The body belongs to an adult male ...

What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change "Reclaiming ancestral farming techniques can be a step toward sustainable food systems . . ." By Chelsea Fisher.

Archaeologists in Luxor, Egypt, have made a new discovery by unearthing ancient Egyptian tombs of officials who worked in the Egyptian government. They say it may lead to more cultural tourism.

A CLEVER team of archaeologists have unearthed a trio of ancient tombs which all belonged to a peculiar set of Egyptians. The three ornate burial sites date back more than 3,500 years and were disc… ...

The ancient Egyptian civilization lasted more than 3,000 years, and practices surrounding the Eye of Horus changed over time. "In later periods, a large wedjat made of wax was placed over the left ...

A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials. A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission identified ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of ancient King Thutmose II, who is thought to have reigned from about 1493 BC to 1479 BC.