The long arc of Rome from republic to imperial power
Scientists have analysed teeth from hunter-gatherers around Lake Baikal and found plague DNA in 18 individuals, showing two distinct outbreaks about 5,500 years ago and earlier emergence of Yersinia pestis at least 5,700 years ago. The findings challenge the idea that plague began with farming.
Archaeologists have uncovered a Byzantine-era city at the Dakhla Oasis and 18 tombs at Marina el-Alamein, underscoring Egypt's push to revive tourism with antiquities discoveries. The sites reveal urban layouts, coins, ostraca and funerary treasures dating to the fourth century, while authorities say tourist numbers are recovering after years of turmoil.