Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia
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This photo provided by researchers shows rock-cut tombs in Nuwayrat, Egypt where a pottery vessel in which the remains of a man, radiocarbon dated to around 28552570 cal BCE, was discovered. (John Garstang, Mahmoud Abd El Gelel/Garstang Museum of Archaeology/University of Liverpool via AP)This image provided by researchers shows a facial reconstruction of a man radiocarbon dated to around 28552570 cal BCE found in Nuwayrat, Egypt. (Caroline Wilkinson/Liverpool John Moores University via AP)This photo provided by researchers shows a pottery vessel containing the remains of a man, radiocarbon dated to around 28552570 cal BCE, in Nuwayrat, Egypt. (John Garstang, Mahmoud Abd El Gelel/Garstang Museum of Archaeology/University of Liverpool via AP)This photo provided by researchers shows a pottery vessel in which the remains of a man, radiocarbon dated to around 28552570 cal BCE, was discovered in Nuwayrat, Egypt. (John Garstang, Mahmoud Abd El Gelel/Garstang Museum of Archaeology/University of Liverpool via AP)
Garstang Museum of Archaeology/University of Liverpool
This photo provided by researchers shows rock-cut tombs in Nuwayrat, Egypt where a pottery vessel in which the remains of a man, radiocarbon dated to around 28552570 cal BCE, was discovered. (John Garstang, Mahmoud Abd El Gelel/Garstang Museum of Archaeology/University of Liverpool via AP)