The evolution of the term "barbarian" in ancient Greek thought—from cultural outsider to a symbol of uncivilized otherness—is ...

In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution and how – with the help of the latest discoveries – we’re learning ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered ancient tombs adorned with hieroglyphic inscriptions and rare artifacts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers ...

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an ...

(CNN) — In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time ...

Ancient Egypt is coming to life in Chicago as Dr. Zahi Hawass, the world's most renowned Egyptologist, brings his Royal Evening lecture to McCormick Place.

The ancient DNA of ... or any sort of royal hierarchy — existed at the time," study lead author Jessica Smyth, an associate professor of archaeology at University College Dublin, told Live Science in ...

We know surprisingly little about the lives of children in ancient Egypt.

"In Egypt, it was often the eldest son versus all the other children, not so much sons versus daughters. This gave less opportunity for anti-woman sentiment to develop.

The researchers who claimed to have found a vast underground city beneath Egypt’s Great Pyramids doubled down on the wild theory Tuesday by saying they’ve found a second “hidden c… ...