A skeleton found in a 4,500-year-old ceramic pot has rewritten the history of Ancient Egypt. A DNA test on the man’s bones ...

This discovery supports long-suspected ties between Egypt and Mesopotamia, once inferred only from trade goods and shared ...

WASHINGTON -- Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of a man from ancient Egypt, revealing a genetic link to Mesopotamia. This breakthrough ...

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

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring ...

This meant that for almost two millennia, awareness of the Mesopotamian cultural legacy almost entirely disappeared. The Standard of Ur mosaic, from around 2500 BCE, shows scenes of feasting and ...

As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia, the region that gave birth to the world’s first urban civilization some 5,000 ...

How three Victorians brought Assyria’s civilization back to life in the 1840s and ’50s is the subject of “The Mesopotamian Riddle,” Joshua Hammer’s epic intellectual adventure. Mr.

Newsweek asked archaeologists what they'd love to discover in 2025. Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty And there are, in Mesopotamia, some references to speakers of what they called the ...