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

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

Hieroglyphs are an ancient pictorial writing system used for conveying messages. This research paper aims to introduce a novel hand-drawn hieroglyph dataset based on the Gardiner classification - a ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed hidden inscriptions inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid which could reveal who built the iconic ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This rare genetic snapshot offers new insights into the diverse ancestry of early ...

WASHINGTON -- Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery inside Egypt's Great Pyramid that they say rewrites longstanding beliefs ...

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

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...