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4,500-year-old skeleton solves Egypt–Mesopotamia genetic puzzle

Buried for 4,500 years in Egypt's scorching sands, a ceramic pot preserved a laborer's skeleton that now upends long-held views of ancient isolation. DNA from this Old Kingdom man reveals genetic ties ...
Greek Reporter

Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
Science Daily

Egypt’s Karnak Temple may have risen from water like a creation myth

New research shows Karnak Temple was built on a rare island of high ground formed as Nile river channels shifted thousands of ...

Scientists Found Opium in an Ancient Egyptian Vase. King Tut May Have Taken It.

“Our findings combined with prior research indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...