Tag: ancient egypt

DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton reveals ancestry links between North Africa and the Fertile Crescent.

A deadly fungus found in ancient tombs yields a powerful new anti-leukemia compound.

New study reveals the ancient Egyptian's odd way of retiring a pharaoh.

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

Two groundbreaking studies challenge the old narrative that cats followed early farmers into Europe.

Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

Ancient Egyptians might have used hydraulic systems in pyramid construction.

An ancient cheese, over millennia old, reveals early evidence of brucellosis.

Treating cancer was beyond the capabilities of physicians from antiquity, but they still tried their best.

Researchers have uncovered new details about the origin of King Tut's iron dagger forged from a meteorite.

Not everyday that you find a city.

Ancient quarry workers left messages carved on walls like a 4,500-year-old form of social media.

Now, what's in the big black box?

The 100-foot-long void could be a hidden chamber, as revealed by a groundbreaking investigation.

Scientists only had her knees to work with but are confident they belonged to the late queen.