A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the Nile Valley has shed new light on the rise of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation.

A skeleton found in a 4,500-year-old ceramic pot has rewritten the history of Ancient Egypt. A DNA test on the man’s bones has upended how historians could view the rise of Ancient Egyptian civilisation.

The DNA sequencing of a man who lived a staggering 5,000 years ago has revealed the ancient Egyptian man had links to another ancient civilisation and parts of north Africa