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 ...

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

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

It indicates that Josiah, the last great king of Judah, fell at the hands of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II - a death which ...

Previously unexplored 'Area X' unearths new evidence that Josiah, the last great king of Judah, fell at the hands of the ...

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 ...

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

Researchers have sequenced the genome of an ancient Egyptian who was buried in a pot nearly 5,000 years ago, about the time some of the oldest, and most famous, pyramids were built.

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