Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

Are you as assured as Ashurbanipal about your knowledge of Mesopotamia, or as dim as Nimrud?

Syria blamed the Islamic State group — entered with a rifle and began firing. As worshippers tackled him, he detonated an ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This rare genetic snapshot offers new insights into the diverse ancestry of early ...

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt ...

More than 4,500 years ago, at the dawn of Egypt’s pyramid age, a man was laid to rest in a ceramic pot. He was then sealed ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into 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 connections with Mesopotamia ...

The Himalayan village of Samjung did not die in a day. Perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13,000 feet (3,962 meters) above sea level, the Buddhist village lived by ...