#1 2011-08-01 20:37:16

http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews … 01?sp=true

By Alice Baghdjian

LONDON Aug 1 (Reuters Life!) - Up to 70 percent of British men and half of all Western European men are related to the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, geneticists in Switzerland said.

Scientists at Zurich-based DNA genealogy centre, iGENEA, reconstructed the DNA profile of the boy Pharaoh, who ascended the throne at the age of nine, his father Akhenaten and grandfather Amenhotep III, based on a film that was made for the Discovery Channel.

The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 percent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor.

Among modern-day Egyptians this haplogroup contingent is below 1 percent, according to iGENEA.

"It was very interesting to discover that he belonged to a genetic group in Europe -- there were many possible groups in Egypt that the DNA could have belonged to," said Roman Scholz, director of the iGENEA Centre.

Around 70 percent of Spanish and 60 percent of French men also belong to the genetic group of the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago.

"We think the common ancestor lived in the Caucasus about 9,500 years ago," Scholz told Reuters.

It is estimated that the earliest migration of haplogroup R1b1a2 into Europe began with the spread of agriculture in 7,000 BC, according to iGENEA.

However, the geneticists were not sure how Tutankhamun's paternal lineage came to Egypt from its region of origin.

The centre is now using DNA testing to search for the closest living relatives of "King Tut".

"The offer has only been publicised for three days but we have already seen a lot of interest," Scholz told Reuters. (Edited by Paul Casciato)

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#2 2011-08-01 20:54:10

What historic truths are unraveling?  It looks more like recent PC bullshit stories are unraveling!

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#3 2011-08-01 21:09:53

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Howdy, cuz.

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#4 2011-08-01 21:50:53

I attempted to trace this graphic using Google, but the closest match Google could come up with was to a multilevel pyramid scheme.  George, you and I share ancestors because European pedigrees have a huge collapse twelve generations back, with the same individuals occupying many, many spots on each individual's pedigree due to the small number of Europeans alive at that time.  If we have ancestors from the same region, the common ancestors will be more recent.  However, I don't share ancestry this recent with anybody of pure Sub-Saharan descent, because the Sahara Desert served as a barrier to mixing of these two populations.


Egypt has suffered a near total population replacement since ancient times, which is why King Tut is related to 50% or more of present day Europeans, and related to less than 1% of present day Egyptians.

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#5 2011-08-02 02:35:10

Another bullshit ancient DNA study?  A European research center found European DNA in a sample?  Sounds like contamination to me. 
It’s not like “who built the pyramids” is a highly politicized question or anything.

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#6 2011-08-02 02:50:10

That's Cousin/Uncle Earl to you!

Incidentally, any one here ever see Mediterraneo (1991), a delightful war film with no violence and the recurring phrase, "Same face, same race."?

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#7 2011-08-02 03:13:06

phoQ wrote:

Another bullshit ancient DNA study?  A European research center found European DNA in a sample?  Sounds like contamination to me. 
It’s not like “who built the pyramids” is a highly politicized question or anything.

What you're implying is that the researchers analyzed the DNA from one of their own boogers instead of DNA from the mummy.

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#8 2011-08-02 04:28:38

fnord wrote:

What historic truths are unraveling?  It looks more like recent PC bullshit stories are unraveling!

So, "I'm a quarter nigger" is the new "I'm part Cherokee"?

And, as long as we are recommending movies, I was rather pleasantly surprised by this little find on Netflix:  Don't Tempt Me.

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#9 2011-08-02 04:41:15

Decadence wrote:

So, "I'm a quarter nigger" is the new "I'm part Cherokee"?

Or the Micmac in the wood pile.

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