who were the first inhabitants of ancient egypt
Ancient Egyptian race controversy Since the second half of the 20th century, most anthropologists have rejected the notion of race as having any validity in the study of human biology.[17][18] Stuart Tyson Smith writes in the 2001 Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, "Any characterization of race of the ancient Egyptians depends on modern cultural definitions, not on scientific study. Thus, by modern American standards it is reasonable to characterize the Egyptians as 'black', while acknowledging the scientific evidence for the physical diversity of Africans."[19] Frank M. Snowden asserts "Egyptians, Greeks and Romans attached no special stigma to the colour of the skin and developed no hierarchical notions of race whereby highest and lowest positions in the social pyramid were based on colour."[20][21]
Aegyptopithecus Aegyptopithecus zeuxis has become one of the best known extinct primates based on craniodental and postcranial remains.[2]
Narmer Narmer was an ancient Egyptian king of the Early Dynastic Period.[1] He probably was the successor to the Protodynastic king Ka, or possibly Scorpion. Some consider him the unifier of Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty, and in turn the first king of a unified Egypt.
First Dynasty of Egypt The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty I)[1] covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, possibly by Narmer, and marks the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period, a time at which power was centered at Thinis.