Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

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

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

WASHINGTON -- Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

A skeleton found in a 4,500-year-old ceramic pot has rewritten the history of Ancient Egypt. A DNA test on the man’s bones ...

The individual lived 4,500 years ago, and his genome is offering new insights into ancient Egyptians and the lives they led.

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

A new DNA analysis of a 4,400-year-old skeleton from ancient Egypt has found that the individual, an elite official buried ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the Nile Valley has shed new light on the rise of the Ancient Egyptian ...