@afroasiaticorigins: Reconstruction of a 5th Dynasty Egyptian woman buried in Cemetery G2300 of the Giza Necropolis. This period, part of the Old Kingdom (often referred to as the “Age of Pyramids”), witnessed the construction of Egypt’s most iconic monuments, including the Great Pyramids at Giza. The cemetery in which she was buried formed part of the family complex of Senedjemib Inti, a prominent vizier, and is located just west of the Great Pyramid itself. Her skull was classified as a pure Lower Egyptian type, which remained morphologically stable from the Early Dynastic through the Ptolemaic period, unlike Upper Egyptian crania. On average, Lower Egyptian skulls exhibited broader vaults, shorter basio-bregmatic heights, narrower nasal indices, and more rounded calvarial outlines. These traits were commonly found among elite burials from Giza and Saqqara. Interestingly, the coefficient of racial likeness shows that individuals of this cranial type bear significant affinity to Neolithic populations from Jericho (Natufian) and Anatolia. This relationship exists alongside the continuity demonstrated with the Pre-Dynastics. Sources: G.M. Morant, “A Study of Egyptian Craniology from Prehistoric to Roman Times”, Biometrika Vol. 17 T. Imaki & T. Hanihara, “On the Craniological Study of Egyptians in Various Periods” "Clines and clusters versus ‘Race’: a test in ancient Egypt and the case of a death on the Nile." #ancientegypt #egypt #History #anthropology #ancient #northafrican #ancestry #genetics #africa #ancientdna #northafrica #middleeast

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