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

In a Nutshell The first complete ancient Egyptian genome shows this 4,800-year-old individual had mostly North African ...

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

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

Researchers sequenced ancient Egyptian DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton, revealing genetic links between early Egypt and ...

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

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

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

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

The construction of ancient Egypt’s oldest known pyramid may have benefited from a water elevator capable of lifting 50 to 100 tonnes of stones at a time. The suggestion draws upon the fact that ...

Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. In a recently published study in PLOS ONE, scientists concluded that the Step ...