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National Geographic · 11h

This ancient Egyptian left behind 4,500-year-old DNA. It was used to recreate his face.

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

The Washington Post on MSN · 12h

Scientists successfully sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA. Here’s what they found.

For the first time, scientists have sequenced a complete DNA set from an ancient Egyptian man, the oldest studied sequence, dating to when the pyramids were first constructed. The analysis, published in Nature on Wednesday,

BBC on MSN · 13h

Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test

A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the Nile Valley has shed new light on the rise of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation. An analysis of his skeleton shows that a fifth of his DNA came from ancestors living 1,500km away in the other great civilisation of the time, in Mesopotamia or modern day Iraq.

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In with the new at the ancient Giza pyramids

While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s ...

Inside Egypt’s Enigmatic $1 Billion Grand Museum

Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...

Researchers Have Cracked the 4,500-Year-Old Genome of a Mummy From Egypt’s First Pyramid Age

An Egyptian genome has finally been unraveled, thanks to a sample from an at least 4,500 year-old mummy dating back to the ...

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How did Ramesses II die — and did his more than 100 children fight for the throne?

The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great ...

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