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Evidence of the early penetration of Negroes into prehistoric Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2009

Eugen Strouhal
Eugen Strouhal
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Naprstek-Museum, Prague
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Theories about the Negro origin of the Ancient Egyptians have been with Egyptology ever since its beginnings. Also, certain Negroid features can be found in the morphological appearance of the contemporary Egyptian population, more obviously in Upper Egypt than in Lower Egypt. Modern genetically orientated studies, e.g. of the blood groups, show the penetration of the Egyptian population by Negro genes. The question remains, however, whether the Negroid admixture is connected with the origin of the settled population in Egypt or whether it took place in later, that is to say, in prehistoric, historic or modern times.

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The Journal of African History , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , January 1971 , pp. 1 - 9
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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