Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...

Egyptian tombs yield all manner of surprises. One of the most macabre, recalls archaeologist Dr Mary Hartley, emerged during ...

Once known as “Pharaoh’s Daughter”, the 3000-year-old male mummy took a bizarre path to a cupboard in Glasgow.

The nitty-gritty of life in previous human eras can’t always be accessed by textbook study. The flavor and feel of the past ...

Researchers sequenced ancient Egyptian DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton, revealing genetic links between early Egypt and ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy king’s relatives among mummies thought to belong to the royal family ...

In a historic breakthrough, scientists have fully sequenced the DNA of a 4,800-year-old Egyptian man—unlocking powerful insights into ancient ancestry, migration, and daily life in early dynastic ...

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

The first whole ancient Egyptian genome has been sequenced by researchers, taken from a man who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ...

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 ...