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Scientists in 2025 read the oldest complete ancient-Egyptian genome yet — from a man buried in a clay pot about 4,500 years ago, near the dawn of the pyramid age.

Nuwayrat genome study (2025)

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His remains came from Nuwayrat in Egypt, and the sealed pottery burial helped his DNA survive the heat. The genome showed roughly 80% North African ancestry and about 20% from the region of ancient Mesopotamia — molecular evidence of the long-suspected links between the Nile and the cradle of cities to its east.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Bilim insanları 2025'te, bilinen en eski tam antik Mısır genomunu okudu — yaklaşık 4.500 yıl önce, piramit çağının şafağında bir kil kavanoza gömülmüş bir adamdan.
Nuwayrat genom çalışması (2025)

Kalıntılar Mısır'daki Nuwayrat'tan geldi ve mühürlü çömlek gömü, DNA'sının sıcağa dayanmasına yardım etti. Genom, yaklaşık %80 Kuzey Afrika ve yaklaşık %20 eski Mezopotamya bölgesinden köken gösterdi — Nil ile onun doğusundaki kentler beşiği arasında uzun süredir sanılan bağların moleküler kanıtı.

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