Genetic studies point to female-centered living arrangements in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Yet, power may not have rested solely ...

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 ...

Scientists have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA yet that belongs to a man who lived around 4,500 to 4,800 years ago. The study was published in the journal Nature by researchers from ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

Earlier archeological evidence has shown trade links between Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as similarities in pottery-making ...

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

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

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

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