DNA from mummies is apparently pretty unreliable and we don’t even know for sure if the ancient Egyptian ruling class was ethnically representative of their subjects, so there isn’t a lot of physical evidence which makes speculation easy.
Unsurprisingly lots of weirdos want to claim the “first” great monument building civilisation as their ancestors.
Edit: Revisiting the and I realized I wasn't clear, what evidence does exist heavily supports modern Egyptians being descended from ancient Egyptians with some influence from other groups in that area. There's no significant evidence to the contrary, but it's almost impossible to prove given the massive time difference and the interconnectedness of the region.
I mean people move around a lot in 7000 years.
DNA from mummies is apparently pretty unreliable and we don’t even know for sure if the ancient Egyptian ruling class was ethnically representative of their subjects, so there isn’t a lot of physical evidence which makes speculation easy.
Unsurprisingly lots of weirdos want to claim the “first” great monument building civilisation as their ancestors.
Edit: Revisiting the and I realized I wasn't clear, what evidence does exist heavily supports modern Egyptians being descended from ancient Egyptians with some influence from other groups in that area. There's no significant evidence to the contrary, but it's almost impossible to prove given the massive time difference and the interconnectedness of the region.
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also the Ptolomies weren't the ones that built the famous pyramids
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