Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This rare genetic snapshot offers new insights into the diverse ancestry of early ...

Ancient Egypt is a period of time that elicits great fascination and, even today, secrets from that era are continuing to be uncovered. For the first time, scientists have now been able to sequence ...

The 1940s map presents the Middle East from an Iranian perspective. Iran is highlighted in yellow, standing out from the uniform green of the surrounding countries. In the margins appears a Persian ...

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing ...

A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar ...

Are you as assured as Ashurbanipal about your knowledge of Mesopotamia, or as dim as Nimrud?