Who were the Ancient Egyptians?

**Allenson** · 02-02-2010, 10:44 PM

I caught wind of this earlier in the day......looking forward to the results.

Interesting quote from the article:

Hawass has long rejected DNA testing on Egyptian mummies by foreign experts, and only recently allowed such projects on condition they be done exclusively by Egyptians. A $5 million DNA lab was created at the Egyptian Museum, with funding from the Discovery Channel.

Ancient DNA is difficult to work with. Scientists have had the most luck with the maternal mtDNA. Apparently the paternal Y-chom. degrades much more quickly than the mtDNA. Although, I wonder if the mummification process will aid in overall preservation?

I'll guess he was either in the T or K mtDNA families...

**Óttar** · 02-03-2010, 03:42 AM

Hawass has long rejected DNA testing on Egyptian mummies by foreign experts, and only recently allowed such projects on condition they be done exclusively by Egyptians.

Arabs aren't Egyptians, only the Copts have a right to be called Egyptians.

**~~Guapo~~** · 02-03-2010, 04:02 AM

After they invaded Egypt in 640 A.D., the Arabs called the indigenous population of the country Gypt. Up until that time, the indigenous Egyptians referred to themselves as Remenkimi.Of course there are Muslim Copts as well nowadays.This one is orthodox christian:

**~~SwordoftheVistula~~** · 02-03-2010, 06:44 AM

Hawass has long rejected DNA testing on Egyptian mummies by foreign experts, and only recently allowed such projects on condition they be done exclusively by Egyptians. A $5 million DNA lab was created at the Egyptian Museum, with funding from the Discovery Channel.

Sounds like the Discovery Channel may have gotten...gypped

**Sol Invictus** · 02-17-2010, 03:52 PM

2010 02 17 | By Paul Schemm | MetroNews.ca

Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were most likely brother and sister.

Two years of DNA testing and CT scans on Tut's 3,300-year-old mummy and 15 others are helping end many of the myths surrounding the boy king. While a comparatively minor ruler, he has captivated the public since the 1922 discovery of his tomb, which was filled with a stunning array of jewels and artifacts, including a golden funeral mask.

The study, which will be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, provides the firmest family tree yet for Tut. The tests pointed to Pharaoh Akhenaten, who tried to revolutionize ancient Egyptian religion to worship one god, as Tut's father. His mother was one of Akhenaten's sisters, it said.

Tut, who became pharaoh at age 10 in 1333 B.C., ruled for just nine years at a pivotal time in Egypt's history. Speculation has long swirled over his death at 19. A hole in his skull fueled speculation he was murdered, until a 2005 CT scan ruled that out, finding the hole was likely from the mummification process. The scan also uncovered the broken leg.

The newest tests paint a picture of a pharaoh whose immune system was likely weakened by congenital diseases. His death came from complications from the broken leg - along with a new discovery: severe malaria.

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**poiuytrewq0987** · 03-14-2010, 11:37 PM

I've found an interesting looking Egyptian perhaps worthy of some discussion. I looked up her profile it said her father is Egyptian but no mention of her mother. What do you think she is? One of the few remaining Hellenes in Egypt or is she a Coptic Egyptian?

Edit. I added more pictures of her to help give us a better idea of how she looks like.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehsan_Hatem