The ancient Christian site of Abu Mena near Alexandria has been removed from the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger.

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They ...

History is full of strange, unexplainable events that can leave anyone scratching their head in wonder. From lost civilizations to unsolved murders, the ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the ...

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an ...

In a groundbreaking scientific discovery, an international research team has successfully sequenced the first whole ancient Egyptian genome from an individual who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago ...

Ancient Egypt is coming to life in Chicago as Dr. Zahi Hawass, the world's most renowned Egyptologist, brings his Royal Evening lecture to McCormick Place.

We know surprisingly little about the lives of children in ancient Egypt.

"In Egypt, it was often the eldest son versus all the other children, not so much sons versus daughters. This gave less opportunity for anti-woman sentiment to develop.