Sealed inside a ceramic funerary pot for over 4,50

National Geographic

Sealed inside a ceramic funerary pot for over 4,500 years, an ancient Egyptian man’s skeleton has revealed a surprising secret: his exceptionally well-preserved DNA. It's the first time scientists have been able to sequence the oldest complete genome from Egypt's Old Kingdom period—offering the chance to reconstruct his face and reveal new insights into the era. Learn more about this exciting discovery at the link in bio. Illustration by Caroline Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores University

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Jozeph

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Lowkey chopped

Dawayne Dawayne

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I’ve made the exact same guy but in oblivion…..

Nour 🇵🇸

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Hi, Egyptian here. I know some of you Americans think the whole earth revolves around your country, but news flash there are other races than black and white. He looks Egyptian. Neither black nor white.

Matthew Doyle

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Great ancestor of Channing Tatum?

Elijah

8 hours ago

Show them doing this with someone from today so we can see how accurate this is

𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎

8 hours ago

I always wonder how they do this. And it would be insane if this was accurate

Mirette

8 hours ago

Wow this is a very familiar face to me as an Egyptian

Mason Lamberton

8 hours ago

Mr.Clean?

Sasha Innocent

8 hours ago

🧢🧢🧢

Sara

8 hours ago

A typical Egyptian face imo.

Nicola Scotti Belli

7 hours ago

Straight outta The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Bailey Pontius

7 hours ago

Pretty sure that guy played Bass for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Ricardo Puig Harris

6 hours ago

Pues parece peruano

Alex James K.

7 hours ago

Walking test would be the final proof.

Marleina Reyes

7 hours ago

Ancient DNA from Egypt generated this? 👌🏾

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