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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 ...

Scattered across the globe are ancient sites that defy conventional understanding,massive stone structures, hidden cities, and unexplained artifacts that challenge what we know about early ...

Some ancient sites defy explanation,built with such precision, scale, or purpose that even modern science struggles to ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

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 ...

Professor Mahmut Miski cups a handful of floweringFerula drudeana near Mount Hasan in central Turkey. The scholar of plant medicine believes the species is silphion, beloved by ancient Greeks and ...

Every day, ferries of all shapes and sizes glide across the waters of Istanbul, their wakes intertwining to form intricate ...

Archaeologists uncovered the ancient Greek agora of Hyllarima in Turkey, revealing ancient Hellenistic shops and public ...

Olives were a low-stress crop for millennia, but Greece shows how climate change has made the harvest much less ...