Scientists Map the Genome of Ancient Egyptian Kings, and They Weren’t From Africa
30th May 2017
The first ever genetic analysis of mummies found that ancient Egyptian kings were more closely related to West Asians than Africans, according to a study published Tuesday by scientists at the Max Planck Institute.
This is going to upset the Black Lives Matter crowd.
The research found that ancient Egyptians were most closely related to Neolithic Levantine, Anatolian and European populations. The mummies tested did not share strong genetic links to Africa often found in modern Egyptians.
Modern Egyptians are a mixed bag brought in by Muslim slave traders over the centuries. This ought to come as no surprise to anyone. They call themselves ‘Arabs’, not ‘Egyptians’; the native Egyptians are the Copts (and Christian).
It’s further evidence that ancient Egyptians were genetically different than modern day residents. Scientists largely agree that ancient Egyptians were indigenous to the Nile area, but a vocal minority of “Afrocentric” scholars claim that the area’s ancient population was entirely African.
Those scholars claim ancient Egyptians were similar to Sub-Saharan African cultures, arguing that famous Egyptian rulers, including Tutankhamun and Cleopatra, were more African than Caucasian.
Who are you going to believe, Black Lives Matter or your lyin’ DNA?