Was ancient Egyptian technology more advanced than we think? In this video, we analyze precision artifacts like the Elephantine Island box, questioning the mainstream view that such feats were ...

A joint team of archaeologists, chronologists, geologists, and paleontologists have successfully dated a hoard of wooden tools recovered nearly a decade ago, Ancient Origins reported. The ancient ...

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than 4,000 years ago.

How do you carve, transport, and erect a single block statue weighing over 1,000 tons—out of composite quartzite, flint, or granite—using only primitive tools? In this video, we explore the ...

Scientists Have Sequenced an Ancient Egyptian Skeleton’s Entire Genome for the Very First Time. Here’s What They Found Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has shown. Discovered during excavations carried out in 2014–15 and 2018 ...

300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans.

In 1985, evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo reported the first ancient DNA sequences from any human: several thousand DNA letters from a 2,400-year-old Egyptian mummy of a child.

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing evidence of the ties between two great cultures of the period, with a ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

Science Archaeology First complete ancient Egyptian DNA genome reveals his occupation The analysis shows an 80 percent genetic link to North Africa. Andrew Paul Jul 2, 2025 11:09 AM EDT ...

For the first time, the complete genome of a person from ancient Egypt has been sequenced. The DNA was collected from the remains of an older man, possibly a potter, who lived over 4500 years ago ...