Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

Learn about the first whole genome from Ancient Egypt, which has shed light on the life and ancestry of a potter who lived ...

Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...

The individual lived 4,500 years ago, and his genome is offering new insights into ancient Egyptians and the lives they led.

Ancient 'computer' yielding some secrets. Updated Nov 24, 2012 6:52 p.m. Part of the 2,100-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, found off southern Greece in 1900 and now in an Athens museum.

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...

We thought the world’s oldest known computer — the Antikythera Mechanism — was 2000 years old. Now we know it was antique even before it sank beneath the waves in a wrecked Roman ship. The ...

"Decoding an Ancient Computer" in Scientific American, December 2009, p. 76. Marchant, Jo, 2009. Decoding the Heavens, Da Capo Press. "Ancient Computer" airs on PBS Wednesday, November 21 at 9PM/8C.

Ancient Computer. A Greek shipwreck holds the remains of an intricate bronze machine that turns out to be the world's first computer. Runtime: 52:51 Topic: Ancient Worlds Ancient Worlds NOVA.

Researchers using a cutting-edge technique have discovered hidden details in two ancient Egyptian paintings in the Theban Necropolis, near the River Nile, that date back more than 3,000 years. The ...