Genetic Ancestry of an Old Kingdom Egyptian Revealed Through Whole-Genome Sequencing
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Summary
The article discusses the whole-genome ancestry of an Old Kingdom Egyptian based on DNA sequencing of an adult male excavated at Nuwayrat. The individual lived between 2855–2570 cal. BCE and showed a genetic mixture of North African Neolithic and eastern Fertile Crescent ancestry, indicating human migration between Egypt and Mesopotamia during the Old Kingdom period.
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· 3 pulledMost of his genome is best represented by North African Neolithic ancestry.
Approximately 20% of his genetic ancestry can be traced to genomes representing the eastern Fertile Crescent.
Contacts between Egypt and the eastern Fertile Crescent were not limited to objects and imagery but also encompassed human migration.
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