For the very first time, scientists have sequenced DNA from the entire genome of an individual who lived in ancient Egypt up to 4,800 years ago – right when the first pyramids were being built. The ...

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 from ...

An ancient Egyptian rock carving could unlock the mysteries of the earliest days of the first dynasty – according to archaeologists. The carving, unearthed near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, ...