The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that ...

The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven ...

One member of the minority religious community found asylum in Europe and sends home his meager grocery store wages.

Assyrian people are among the oldest indigenous communities of Syria and Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia). Descendants of a rich and ...

Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

The Kingdom of Bashan, with its strategic geography and rich natural resources, formed a central pillar in the construction ...

For centuries, the ancient Philistines have been a prominent, yet enigmatic, group in historical accounts, particularly in the narratives of the ancient Levant. Their true origins—whether they were ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and identity shifts over time.

Archaeologists reveal an incredible Natufian site over 14,000 years old—see what life was like in the ancient Levant.