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A 12th-century translation error kicked off a 700-year trade in mummies, depopulating the tombs of Egypt to populate European ...
We explore new ways to tackle the problem of microplastic pollution in our oceans, before meeting an extraordinary man and ...
The Manchester Museum in England is inviting guests to share feedback on Asru, an ancient Egyptian woman whose body was ...
Archaeologists discovers 13 wooden coffins in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara. Timelapse video shows speed of ...
Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...
Researchers sequenced ancient Egyptian DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton, revealing genetic links between early Egypt and ...
Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...
Egyptian tombs yield all manner of surprises. One of the most macabre, recalls archaeologist Dr Mary Hartley, emerged during ...
As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...
For the first time, scientists have sequenced the full genome of a 4,800-year-old Egyptian man. The DNA reveals North African ...
More than 30 million people globally have done a family history DNA test, but few realise this multi-billion dollar ...
An Egyptian-Italian archaeological team has announced the discovery of several rock-cut tombs dating to the Greek and Roman ...