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From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...
Egypt says that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam.
Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...
Biomodal reports methylation sequencing is expanding the window for early detection.
A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...
Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...
With their theme park celebrating the many spooky and incredible creatures it's brought to the screen for decades, it's time ...
Its timing helped the Egyptians prepare for the flooding of the Nile, which brought fertile soil for farming. Imhotep’s Contributions and Astronomical Alignments One key figure in Egyptian astronomy ...
StepPyramid #PyramidOfDjoser #OldestPyramid The Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara is the oldest large-scale monumental ...
Set in a fantastical version of ancient Egypt where gods and mortals coexist, the story follows Bek (Brenton Thwaites), a human, embarking on a perilous journey to save his beloved, Zaya (Courtney ...
From boats to glass, from door locks to the world's first police force, the ancient Egyptians invented many of the things that we use today. But the Pyramids still remain a mystery.
Instead of a single-level structure, Imhotep stacked six layers of stone, creating a striking staircase to the heavens. For the first time, Egyptian builders used large, carved limestone blocks. In ...