Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egyptian tomb site dating to between 4,495 and 4,880 years ago.

The year was 2018. I still remember the exact moment I was about to talk to Egypt’s legendary ballerina. They say that the ...

Africa is unique, spanning all four hemispheres. It is the second-largest continent, rich in wildlife and diverse cultures. The continent has 54 count ...

The stone’s three blocks of alternating script provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphs, the ancient Egyptian writing ...

From the iconic pyramids of Giza to the ancient temples lining the Nile River, a cruise through Egypt offers an unforgettable deep dive into one of the world’s oldest and most awe-inspiring ...

“Scholars today recognize Africa as the source of our common ancestry. But in 1974, Senegalese scholar and humanist Cheikh ...

High Stakes, High Tension, and a Thrilling Debut When Brandon Keller was in his early twenties, he seriously considered ...

Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...

An archaeologist has studied broken statues of Queen Hatshepsut—one of the few women to rule as an Egyptian pharaoh, 4,000 years ago—and found that they were not attacked during the ...

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed? Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Secretary-General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities Mohamed Ismail Khaled and Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum Louis Ng signed a cooperation agreement to organize a major temporary ...

Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...