Genetic history of Egypt
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The genetic history of Egypt reflects its geographical location at the crossroads of several major biocultural areas: North Africa, the Sahara/Sahel, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan
Facial reconstruction and depiction created from the Nuwayrat individual skull.
The question of the race of the people of ancient Egypt was raised historically as a product of the early racial concepts of the 18th and 19th centuries, and was linked to models of racial hierarchy p
Princess Nefertiabet, likely daughter of king Sneferu, sister of king Khufu ("Cheops"), ca. 2589-2566 BCE. The original colors of the stele were well preserved to this day, including her skin color. Louvre Museum
Pair of guardian statuettes, depicting Middle Kingdom pharaohs, presumably Senusret I or Amenemhat II, with the white crown of Upper Egypt (left), the other with the red crown of Lower Egypt. Wood, from el-Lisht, ca. 1919–1885 BCE, 12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom (Egyptian Museum, main floor, room 22, JE44951, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.3.17). The 12th dynasty had origins in Ta-Seti, Upper Egypt.
1977 Meeting for the General History of Africa
2010 Scientific Committee Meeting for the General History of Africa