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

An engraved panel from Aswan may show one of Egypt's earliest political elites. It reveals how rulers used art to claim space ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the 'incredible' discovery of the tomb, located in the ancient ...

New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old ...

The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new study presents a different narrative ...

Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians created star charts and other tools to track celestial movements. Ancient Greek philosophers, like Aristotle, developed geocentric models of the universe. Key ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the population’s genetic makeup. Researchers have genomically analyzed three specimens to ...

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