Extracting these results from an individual who lived during the Old Kingdom is a major technical achievement, as he lived prior to the peak of mummification techniques (Dynasties ... ancient Egyptian ...

An ancient, 4,000-year-old tomb has been discovered in Egypt by archaeologists and has shed light on a ruler from four millennia ago. The discovery has captured the imaginations of Egyptians, ...

Humorous nicknames for Shrek quickly circulated through DreamWorks. When a Prince of Egypt animator was sent to work on Shrek, animators jokingly said they’d been “sent to the gulag.” ...

New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old ...

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had genetic ties with Mesopotamian DNA.

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the ...