Ramesses II's mummy shows striking orange-red hair tuft. Wikipedia confirms he had red hair with multiple sources. He came from a family of redheads. Red hair linked to Northern Eurasians like Celts, Slavs, Scythians, Tocharians, Chechens. Red hair not typical for ancient Egyptians in North Africa 3300 years ago. Aquiline nose suggests non-Egyptian features. Speculates European, Anatolian, or Indo-Iranian origins for his family. Compares to Mitanni Indo-Iranian rulers nearby. Questions if Bronze Age farmers or Indo-European migrations brought red hair genes to Egypt. Red hair assumed to originate in Northern Eurasia for Neanderthals and humans. Challenges assumption red hair only from Celts or Central European farmers. New Zealand Maori red hair claimed from pre-Maori Caucasian population but analogous to Egyptian anomaly. University refused DNA on alleged West Eurasian skeletons in NZ caves. Red hair in odd ancient figures like Ramesses highlights migration or admixture.