Ancient Egypt is a period of time that elicits great fascination and, even today, secrets from that era are continuing to be uncovered. For the first time, scientists have now been able to sequence ...

Additional tombs have been discovered too, where some of the skilled workers were laid to rest. In the tombs, the ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

The site is located on a rocky plateau, and lies about 10 km east of Larnaca, ancient Kition, and some 20 km southwest of ...

The first complete DNA study of an Ancient Egyptian has revealed he was probably a celebrated potter who was given an oddly ...

A remarkable archaeological discovery on the Croatian island of Korčula is reshaping our understanding of prehistoric life in ...

Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for life except for perhaps the most important one — liquid ...

For the very first time, scientists have sequenced DNA from the entire genome of an individual who lived in ancient Egypt up ...

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

More than 4,500 years ago, at the dawn of Egypt’s pyramid age, a man was laid to rest in a ceramic pot. He was then sealed ...