A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...

A newly examined inscription found in Sinai, Egypt may read “This is from Moses,” sparking debate about ancient script.

For the first time, scientists decoded a complete genome from a 4,800-year-old Egyptian, revealing surprising Middle Eastern ...

Analysis - In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun ...

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In Ancient Egypt, 1,500 years before Christ, cats were not only companions but afforded almost godly status. In a more ...

Even in their natural state, some asperigimycins killed leukemia cells in lab tests. But the researchers went further. By ...

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

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

Discovery of three ancient Egyptian tombs uncover secrets no one could have imagined A significant discovery by Egyptian archaeologists on Luxor's West Bank have provided an insight into elite ...

While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s what it’s like.