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

During the third millennium B.C.E., a man was buried in a sealed ceramic pot in the Egyptian village of Nuwayrat. Now, using one of his teeth, researchers have sequenced his DNA. Their analysis, which ...

Learn about the first whole genome from Ancient Egypt, which has shed light on the life and ancestry of a potter who lived ...

Most portraits and self-portraits reflect an air of sadness and uncertainty. A self-portrait from the Lamentation series is ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

Ancient Egyptians who buried their deceased kin in pots may have chosen the burial vessels as symbols of the womb and rebirth, scientists argue in a new paper. Pot burials in ancient Egypt have ...

That pot with the diagonal "cut" seems very likely manufactured that way. It seems extremely unlikely that you would get a perfect plane cut like that with a break nor did the Egyptians have ...

Researchers sequenced ancient Egyptian DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton, revealing genetic links between early Egypt and Mesopotamia.

The Egyptian Antiquities Mission has been excavating the Saqqara necropolis since 2018. It contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty and pharaohs and the 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the population’s genetic makeup. Researchers have genomically analyzed three specimens to ...

Ancient Egyptians who buried their deceased kin in pots may have chosen the burial vessels as symbols of the womb and rebirth, scientists argue in a new paper.