In a bid to present our ancestors as primitive people, European anthropologists and historians would discount the contributions of Africans towards civilisation. Ancient Egyptian civilisation is a case in point. Its achievements were often presented as the products of a White culture – for example, by the likes of French Egyptologist Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846-1916).
More recently, British writer Graham Hancock even suggested that Egyptian civilisation was (at the time) impossible to achieve without assistance from an advanced race – be it alien or some lost civilisation.
In this clip from the Cairo Museum, a lecturer in African history, civilisation, religion and culture dispels these myths using hair samples from ancient Egyptians to show that they were undoubtedly Black Africans.
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https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/archaeology-v-graham-hancock-joe-rogan-hosted-showdown
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/history-of-egypt-volume-i-gaston-maspero/1120323247