The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

The red heifer reflects growing momentum within Israel to reestablish the conditions necessary for the restoration of temple worship.

We provided refuge for 100,000 Syrians during Bashar Assad's barbaric rule. Now that the dictator has been vanquished, we can ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first known ruler of Caracol, an ancient Maya city in present-day Belize.

The nearly 5,000-year-old remains of a "sacrificial ass" whose head had been severed and feet tied together have been ...

Similar examples of ancient lion artifacts appear to have been used as door knockers. But the newly discovered discs may have ...

A 2,000-year-old burial cave in Israel is continuing to stir debate. Who exactly was buried here? Was it one of Jesus’ female ...

Recent readings on inscriptions written in an ancient alphabet, the Proto-Sinaitic Script, may well provide proof of the ...

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 ...