Researchers sequenced ancient Egyptian DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton, revealing genetic links between early Egypt and ...

Reshaping The Region's History. A remarkable discovery was made in the swirling sands of the Arabian Desert, rev ...

From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

New research in northwest Saudi Arabia has identified the existence of a network of previously unknown walled oases.

Summer, with long, sunlit days stretching ahead, is the ideal time to immerse yourself in the heart of Arabia. Here, history ...

In Saudi Arabia’s AlUla valley, the ancient city of Hegra, once a critical stop on the Incense Route, is slowly revealing its rich history. Archaeologists are assessing the condition of tombs, with a ...

In northern Ethiopia, in the Tigray region, lies Axum (also spelled Aksum), an ancient city that once stood at the heart of one of Africa’s most powerful historical kingdoms: the Kingdom of Axum.

As the usual story goes, these ancient explorers likely crossed out of northeastern Africa over the present-day Sinai Peninsula, spreading into the Levant—the region just north of Arabia that ...

The Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba represents a period of the South Arabian history from the 1st millennium BCE until the arrival of Islam to the region around 630 CE, when the ancient ...

Ancient humid periods made Arabia a lush pathway for animals and early humans Researchers analyeed 22 speleothems — mineral formations that develop in caves — from seven systems in the Duhool ...