The Royal Tombs of Ur, discovered in the 1920s, contained some of the most elaborate burials in the ancient world. But who were these individuals—and what do their graves tell us about Sumerian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 4,600-year-old skeleton discovered in a sealed tomb in Nuwayrat, Egypt, has revealed the first genetic evidence of ancient ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole ...

The Great Ziggurat of Ur rose above one of Mesopotamia’s most powerful cities, a major center of trade, religion, and royal authority founded around 5,800 years ago in southern Iraq. Built for the ...

Leonard Woolley waxing a skeleton for removal, in Ur (1929-1930) (courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) After excavation, ancient artifacts embark on an ...

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WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole ...

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