A 4,500-year-old rock art discovery is unlocking hidden secrets about the origins of Egypt's first kings.

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

A newly-discovered rock art panel on the western bank of the River Nile may depict an Ancient Egyptian authority figure from ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

More than 30 million people globally have done a family history DNA test, but few realise this multi-billion dollar ...

When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...

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Archaeologists have discovered a once-bustling city with buildings that had multiple storeys, and a temple of the cobra ...

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

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt ...