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Petra is renowned for its rock-cut architecture and ... the beliefs and practices of ancient Egypt. As visitors wander through the temple's halls and courtyards, they are transported back in time, ...
DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...
Researchers have sequenced the genome of a man from ancient Egypt, revealing a genetic link to Mesopotamia. This breakthrough ...
Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...
A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...
The discovery provides new insights into the transitional period between the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period, ...
More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA sequencing reveals how these two populations also intermingled.
Instead, it was a reenactment of an ancient Egyptian battle organized by the 41 students in ARCH 1630: “Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare.” The reenactment was staged as part of the students ...