Sealed inside a rocky tomb for over four millennia, an Egyptian skeleton has just revealed a hidden chapter of ancient ...

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

Between Two Rivers Moudhy Al-Rashid (Hachette (UK, 20 February); W. W. Norton (US, 12 August)). A new and spellbinding book tells the history of the very ancient past of Mesopotamia, the land ...

Even further back in time were those Sumerians in same Mesopotamia area, dating to about 3500 BC. Sumerians recorded their laws, business transactions, pieces of literature and tax records.