Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

Archaeologists uncovered Old Kingdom tombs in Aswan’s Qubbat al-Hawa, Egypt, shedding light on a key transitional period in ...

Three new tombs have been discovered in Egypt dating back more than 3,000 years during the New Kingdom period, which lasted ...

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

Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt. The 4,300-year-old mummy was a rich, important 35-year-old man called Djed Sepsh, archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt ...

The tombs, meanwhile, were for a top official from the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt, and a priest from the New Kingdom, according to Sabri Farag, head of the Saqqara archaeological site.

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered three ancient rock-cut tombs at the Qubbat al-Hawa necropolis near Aswan, dating back to the Old Kingdom period of Egypt (2686–2181 BCE). Egypt's Ministry of ...

Detail of the interior of the mastaba with the physician's tomb found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for ...