Meresamun was a high-ranking priestess who had the ability to calm the gods with her singing voice, and a new reconstruction ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

The 'elegant' face of an ancient Egyptian priestess whose singing was said to be able to calm the gods can be seen for the ...

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

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Men typically pair it with a turban (ammama), and depending on occasion or region, add layers: the jibba (outerwear), kaftan ...

There are many amazing archaeological sites in Attica, home to the capital of Greece, Athens, that remain relatively unknown, ...

Young people are coached in tahti in Rihab, a suburb of Cairo, on March 18. The traditional Egyptian martial art is enjoying a renaissance, with its modern form attracting a growing number of ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.