The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring ...

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

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

For the first time, scientists decoded a complete genome from a 4,800-year-old Egyptian, revealing surprising Middle Eastern ancestry and fresh evidence of ancient migration between Egypt and ...

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

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lost city in Peru that thrived 3,500 years ago, likely as a potential contemporary of early ...

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

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light ...