Queen Merneith is believed to be one of the first, if not the first, female rulers in Egypt. She would have come to power around 3050 to 3000 B.C.E. after her husband Djet, the third or fourth ...

Archaeologists digging in one of the oldest cities in Egypt have discovered evidence that sheds new light on the life of the ancient Egyptian queen Merneith, who ruled during the 1st Dynasty.

The archaeological site (left) where the tomb of Queen Merneith is located in Egypt. Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of jars (right) that contain the remains of 5,000-year-old wine.

Jars of wine, some still sealed, were discovered in an Egyptian queen's tomb from 5,000 years ago. Scientists say the excavation from Egypt's first royal cemetery at Abydos reveals secrets.

An Egyptian-German-Austrian archaeological mission working in Upper Egypt have uncovered 5,000-year-old wine from sealed vessels that had never been opened, inside the tomb of Queen Merneith in Abydos ...

Cleopatra was descended from a line of Macedonian Greek kings who ruled Egypt from 323 B.C. to 30 B.C., when it was annexed by Rome, and many scholars contend that she likely had little, if any ...