If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact ...

The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

sweet root vegetables that were ground and mixed with honey or dates to make energy-rich cakes. These were the ancient Egyptians’ version of dessert, often offered to the gods or enjoyed at feasts.