Scientists decoded the DNA of an ancient Egyptian man, uncovering surprising links to both North Africa and Mesopotamia in a ...

Scientists have decoded the DNA of an ancient Egyptian man. His remains, found in a clay pot, suggest cultural links between ancient Egypt and the Fertile Crescent.

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

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

Researchers have obtained the complete genome sequence of an ancient Egyptian man who lived over 4,500 years ago during the ...

This discovery supports long-suspected ties between Egypt and Mesopotamia, once inferred only from trade goods and shared ...

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt ...

A man who lived nearly 4,800 years ago has been brought alive after his DNA was sequenced for the first time. The ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This rare genetic snapshot offers new insights into the diverse ancestry of early ...

Public figures have used claims to Native American ancestry to appeal to a level of diversity, though many lack the ...

The first complete DNA study of an Ancient Egyptian has revealed he was probably a celebrated potter who was given an oddly ...

DNA of an ancient Egyptian man reveals Mesopotamian ancestry, and genetic study provides insight into cultural exchanges in ...