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Ancient Mummies Versus Religious Dogma
Discussing Recent Scientific Findings Disproving Biblical Narratives with Gemini
I just saw a headline saying scientist found 7000 year old mummies in the desert that do not share any DNA with modern humans. Can you fact check this?
Ancient Mummies Reveal a Long-Lost Human Lineage, But Headlines Oversimplify DNA Findings
Recent headlines claiming the discovery of 7,000-year-old mummies in the desert with no DNA link to modern humans are a slight oversimplification of a significant archaeological finding. While the statement is not entirely inaccurate, it misrepresents the nuances of the scientific research. The mummies, in fact, belong to a previously unknown and largely vanished human lineage, but faint genetic traces of this ancient group can still be found in some modern populations.
The discovery at the center of these reports is the analysis of DNA from two naturally mummified individuals found in the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara desert of Libya. A study published in the prestigious journal Nature revealed that these individuals, who lived approximately 7,000 years ago when the…
