US EditionThe First Genome Sequenced From Ancient Egypt Reveals Surprising Ancestry, Scientists Say
- Researchers sequenced the complete genome of an ancient Egyptian man who lived between 2855 and 2570 BCE, buried in Nuwayrat, Upper Egypt, in 1902.
- This sequencing breakthrough followed decades of failed ancient Egyptian DNA retrieval caused by contamination from mummification and harsh climate conditions.
- The man's genome revealed about 80% North African Neolithic ancestry and 20% ancestry from the eastern Fertile Crescent, reflecting millennia of cultural and genetic exchange.
- Adeline Morez Jacobs explained that analyzing the DNA, skeletal remains, and teeth of the individual has enabled the team to create a detailed understanding of their background, emphasizing the importance of this discovery.
- This study provides the first strong genetic evidence of population movement in ancient Egypt, though results are limited to a single individual and do not capture full diversity.
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Científicos secuencian por primera vez todo el genoma de una persona del antiguo Egipto y hallan una ascendencia sorprendente
Por Ashley Strickland, CNN En un logro largamente buscado, los investigadores secuenciaron todo el genoma de una persona del antiguo Egipto, revelando una visión sin precedentes sobre la ascendencia de un hombre que vivió durante la época en que se construyeron las primeras pirámides. El hombre, cuyos restos fueron encontrados enterrados en una vasija de arcilla sellada en Nuwayrat, un pueblo al sur de El Cairo, vivió en algún momento entre hace…
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Sealed in a pottery vessel for over 4,500 years, the skeleton of an ancient Egyptian craftsman has now yielded the first complete genome from Egypt's Old Kingdom, offering a rare genetic window into the dawn of the Age of the Pyramids. The remains were found in 1902 inside a...
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