M ore than 10,000 years ago, a group of Indigenous Americans with close genetic ties to the mysterious Clovis people buried a ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ...

In Egypt and across the Arab world, henna rituals—once sacred ceremonies imbued with spiritual meaning—have transformed into ...

Their remains, preserved by the dry air, have now yielded a treasure trove of ancient DNA — and with ... “These samples come from some of the oldest mummies in the world,” Krause noted.

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter ... which is why much about ancient human populations in the Sahara remains a mystery, there was enough fragmented DNA to give insights ...

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green Sahara" 7,000 years ago. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Excavation of the Takarkori rock shelter, reachable only by a four-wheel drive vehicle, started in 2003, with the two female mummies among ... to a previously unknown ancient North African genetic ...

The Takarkori rock shelter, an archaeological site in Libya’s Tadrart Acacus mountains, offers a glimpse into the Sahara Desert's greener past. - Archaeological Mission in the Sahara/Sapienza ...