The discovery of a walkway, dating to Phase D4, adds an intriguing detail to 20th Dynasty military architecture. Isolated finds from the Third Intermediate Period (Phase C) demonstrate the spread of ...

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

Most of an ancient Egyptian’s ancestry is best explained using North African genomes — the rest, by genomes from Mesopotamia.

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt may actually have had foreign roots.

In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the ...

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

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing ...

During this period of ancient Egyptian history, archaeological evidence has suggested trade and cultural connections existed with the Fertile Crescent—an area of West Asia encompassing modern ...