For the first time, scientists decoded a complete genome from a 4,800-year-old Egyptian, revealing surprising Middle Eastern ...

Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

On April 8th, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt announced the discovery of “The Rise of Aten,” a city in Luxor buried under layers of sand for 3,000 years, dating back to the reign of ...

Ancient kingdoms, over and over, imagined they would “rule everything under the heavens”. PREMIUM The remarkable Terracotta Army was crafted during the Qin dynasty, in the 3rd century BCE.

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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 ...

In ancient Egyptian mythology, one of the first steps in navigating the underworld was to weigh a person's deeds against the feather of Maat, who was a god associated with truth, justice and order.

And how did they help women rise to such heights? ♪ ♪ "Egypt's Tombs of Amun," right now, on "NOVA." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ NARRATOR: Ancient Egypt, a civilization that lasted for more than 3,000 years.

Archaeologists made an incredible discovery as they uncovered the temple of a woman who ruled ancient Egypt over 3500 years ago. 02:00, Wed, Jan 22, 2025 Archaeologists have made an incredible ...