A study of a scroll made more than 2,300 years ago has revealed how there were likely far more venomous snakes in ancient Egypt than are living in the country today.

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

It then produces a map showing all the places where that species might have been able to live in the past. On the trail of ancient snakes. Our study shows the much more humid climates of early ancient ...

Egypt's ministry of tourism and antiquities unveiled a renovated wing of its oldest museum Monday, home to a 16-meter-long scroll unearthed last year. The refurbishment marks the first stage of ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

PAPYRI02_003_CAG.JPG One of the Reisner papyrus scrolls now held at the UC Berkeley Bancroft Library. UC Berkeley announces it has acquired a new batch of ancient Egyptian scrolls -- said to be ...

Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Writing Revealed in 2,000-Year-Old Papyrus Scrolls. ... "Why and when copper-containing carbon inks were introduced in ancient Egypt remain to be explained," the ...

A piece of the Papyrus of Pasherashakhet, dated roughly to 375 B.C. to 275 B.C., is part of several ancient Egyptian funerary scroll fragments collectively known as the Book of the Dead.

Archaeologists in Saqqara found an ancient, well-preserved papyrus scroll with spells from the Book of the Dead written on it, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Experts fear that ancient papyrus scrolls which are being auctioned off online for huge sums will be ruined due to a lack of proper care by private collectors. The scrolls, some dating back to the ...

Ancient texts are still teaching us new things about the prevalence of wildlife. Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll Home ...