A pleated dress found in an ancient Egyptian cemetery called Tarkhan was cut, fitted and tailored between 5,400 and 5,100 years ago.

When Rome conquered Egypt after the death of Cleopatra, pharaohs vanished but their traditions endured—emperors adopted Egyptian dress, funerary practices thrived, and faith in the afterlife only ...

Unearthed in Egypt's Tarkhan Cemetery, the Tarkhan Dress, dating back to 3482-3102 BC, stands as the oldest known tailored garment. Discovered by Sir Flinders Petrie in 1913 and later identified ...