A genome from ancient Egypt: Research Briefing

Linus Girdland Flink; Pontus Skoglund

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02036-5

A genome from ancient Egypt: Research Briefing

Linus Girdland Flink^*
, Pontus Skoglund^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Archaeology

The Francis Crick Institute

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Abstract

The genome of a man buried at Nuwayrat in Middle Egypt about 4,500–4,800 years ago has been sequenced. Compared with published genomes of ancient individuals, most of the man’s ancestry best matches those of older individuals from North Africa, although around one-fifth best matches those of earlier ones from Mesopotamia. The study marks 40 years of progress in ancient-DNA research.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02036-5
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2025

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This is a summary of: Morez Jacobs, A. et al. Whole-genome ancestry of an Old Kingdom Egyptian. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09195-5 (2025).

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