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“Egyptian Mummy DNA Study Suggests Close Ties with Middle East, Europe”

Last updated on: May 31, 2017 at 1:27 pm by Dan Peterson

From Abusir el-Meleq — These two statuettes, including the girl on the left holding a cat, were also found in Abu Sir al-Malaq, on the western bank of the River Nile to the south of Cairo. They are now in a museum in Berlin.
(Wikimedia Commons public domain)

There are some interesting surprises in these findings, thus far — with regard to skin pigmentation, for example:

http://www.newsweek.com/egyptian-mummy-dna-study-suggests-close-ties-middle-east-europe-617767

Thanks to Cody Quirk for drawing my attention to this article.

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