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DNA analysis from 4,600-year-old skeleton uncovers hidden link between Egypt and Mesopotamia

Sealed inside a rocky tomb for over four millennia, an Egyptian skeleton has just revealed a hidden chapter of ancient history.

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00:00Thank you for joining us.
00:30We found that he has broadly Middle Eastern or North African ancestry.
00:35About 80% of his ancestry is best matched to that of other individuals in North Africa that we have.
00:44But the closest ones we have are from Morocco.
00:47So indeed very far from Egypt.
00:49And it will be exciting to actually have ancient DNA from older Egypt to really compare directly.
00:54And then a second part, about one-fifth, is best traced to the Eastern Fertile Crescent, ancient Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq.
01:06Which is really fascinating and may provide a first glimpse into mobility of people between these different regions.

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