The 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Man Found In A Tomb — And The DNA Test That Revealed His Unexpected Ancestry
Future ancient Egyptian genomics will ideally involve Egyptian researchers not just as collaborators but as leaders.
As David Reich observed at the time of the paper’s publication, advances in technology and local capacity mean it “hopefully won’t take another 40 years” to get the next major ancient Egyptian genomic result.
The Facial Reconstruction: Seeing Him For The First Time
One of the most striking aspects of the NUE001 research was the inclusion, in the published materials, of a facial reconstruction of the individual.
Facial reconstruction from skeletal remains is a technique developed over many decades in forensic science and physical anthropology.
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