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Population continuity or population change: Formation of the ancient Egyptian state


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The origins of the ancient Egyptian state and its formation have received much attention through analysis of mortuary contexts, skeletal material, and trade. Genetic diversity was analyzed by studying craniometric variation within a series of six time-successive Egyptian populations in order to investigate the evidence for migration over the period of the development of social hierarchy and the Egyptian state. Craniometric variation, based upon 16 measurements, was assessed through principal components analysis, discriminant function analysis, and Mahalanobis D2 matrix computation. Spatial and temporal relationships were assessed by Mantel and Partial Mantel tests. The results indicate overall population continuity over the Predynastic and early Dynastic, and high levels of genetic heterogeneity, thereby suggesting that state formation occurred as a mainly indigenous process. Nevertheless, significant differences were found in morphology between both geographically-pooled and cemetery-specific temporal groups, indicating that some migration occurred along the Egyptian Nile Valley over the periods studied. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2007. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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This study was published online this month according to Wiley InterScience.

The author is Dr. Sonia R. Zakrzewski. As many people here may recall Dr. Zakrzewski was the British bioanthropologist who confirmed that the Ancient Egyptians had tropical body plans.

Based on the abstract she appears to be saying that there was indeed continuity in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic through Dynastic period but that this changed from the end of that era to the present time.

I am very insterested in seeing this study. Do you have it by any chance Myra?

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Originally posted by Myra Wysinger:
Population Continuity or Population Change: Formation of the Ancient Egyptian State
Sonia R. Zakrzewski
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 132: 501–509 (2007)

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Thank you, Myra.

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Thank you, Myra.

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Your welcome

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Originally posted by Mansa Musa:
Based on the abstract she appears to be saying that there was indeed continuity in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic through Dynastic period but that this changed from the end of that era to the present time.

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Originally posted by Mansa Musa:
Based on the abstract she appears to be saying that there was indeed continuity in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic through Dynastic period but that this changed from the end of that era to the present time.

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She doesn't seem to mention any analysis of post-dynastic skulls in this study. It appears to focus on the relationship between predynastic and early dynastic crania. The conclusion, that predynastic and early dynastic skulls were closely related, does refute any notions that some grand K-zoid race brought civilization to Egypt.

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