Ramesses III and son Unknown Man E share sub-Saharan E1b1a Y-chromosome haplotype.
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Unknown Man E is bodily son of Ramesses III confirmed by Y-DNA STR testing. Both carry E1b1a haplogroup tracing to southeastern Africa or Nigeria/Senegal. E1b1a presence contradicts assumed eastern Nile Delta origins for royal lineage. Unknown Man E received hurried poor mummification due to harem plot disgrace. Critics demand broader mummy testing but direct paternity testing suffices between suspects. Historical royal lineage narratives contradicted by sub-Saharan genetic markers. Unknown Man E's agonized face and sheepskin wrapping indicate suffocation and improper burial. Ramesses III's diverse ancestry implied by unexpected African Y-haplogroup.

Negroes Egypt Genetics Science Antiquity

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