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| '''Controversy surrounding the ] of ancient Egyptians''' have been a persistent ] in ] circles for some years now. Today the debate largely takes place outside the field of ], scholarly consensus being that the concept of "pure race" is |
'''Controversy surrounding the ] of ancient Egyptians''' have been a persistent ] in ] circles for some years now. Today the debate largely takes place outside the field of ], scholarly consensus being that the concept of "pure race" is incoherent, that applying modern notions of race to ancient Egypt is anachronistic, and that as far as skin colour is concerned, the ancient Egyptians were neither black nor white (as such terms are usually applied today). | ||
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Controversy surrounding the race of ancient Egyptians have been a persistent meme in Afrocentric circles for some years now. Today the debate largely takes place outside the field of Egyptology, scholarly consensus being that the concept of "pure race" is incoherent, that applying modern notions of race to ancient Egypt is anachronistic, and that as far as skin colour is concerned, the ancient Egyptians were neither black nor white (as such terms are usually applied today).