Dr. Zahi Hawass says builders were not slaves; they wouldn't have been buried 'in the shadow of the pyramids'.

A joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological team has made a significant discovery in the necropolis surrounding the Aga Khan ...

From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in Egypt has revealed fresh evidence about the workforce behind the construction of ...

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

Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This ...

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 ...

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...