The genetic history of the Middle East is the subject of research within the fields of human population genomics, archaeogenetics and Middle Eastern studies. Researchers may use Y-DNA, mtDNA, other au
Facial reconstruction and depiction created from the Nuwayrat Old Kingdom individual (NUE001), 2855–2570 BC, Egypt.
From right to left: an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and Libyans from the tomb of Seti I
Sculpted head from Nevalı Çori, 8400-8100 BC (Urfa Museum)
Relief on the Ishtar Gate, Pergamenmuseum 4
Population history of Egypt
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Egypt has a long and involved demographic history. This is partly due to the territory's geographical location at the crossroads of several major cultural areas: North Africa, the Middle East, the Med
Neolithic rock art, over 7,000 years old, Cave of Beasts, Egypt
Megaliths from Nabta Playa, constructed by Neolithic populations, located in Aswan, Upper Egypt.
Ancient Petroglyphs of Giraffe, Ostrich, and longhorned Cow being driven by a human, featured in the desert region, Gilf Kebir, Egypt.
The Edwin Smith papyrus, the world's oldest surviving surgical document, written in Hieratic script c. 1600 BCE