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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on October 01, 2021, 10:56:05 AM

Title: Facial reconstructions of Egyptian mummies
Post by: Duncan Head on October 01, 2021, 10:56:05 AM
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-mummies-faces-reconstructed-dna

Based on an earlier DNA analysis:

https://www.livescience.com/59410-ancient-egyptian-mummy-dna-sequenced.html

The genetic makeup was similar to modern Mediterranean populations with very little from sub-Saharan Africa, apparently; the mummies cover such a wide time span that the latest could conceivably have been Graeco-Roman but the results are said to be consistent across a 1300-year period.