But none of that actually clarifies anything. They weren't as dark as ethiopians? Well how dark were the Ethiopians? Then they weren't as light as Asiatics? Ok how light were Asiatics? That is like saying that they were between the darkest black and the brightest white, which leaves hundreds and hundreds of shades of grey. Therefore, almost any set of complexions and features could fit in that "in between" area between Ethiopian and Asiatic as most people on earth fit into that category. Such broad vague statements is the reason for so many questions about the issue, because there is no hard and fast data on the actual complexion or features of the average Egyptian to any degree of detail. All we know is that they were somewhere between light and very dark, which can mean many things to many people, hence so many debates on this issue. All we get from Egyptian art and written descriptions is a very generalized view of Egyptian features and it is not always enough to be totally 100% accurate. They were Africans indigenous to the Nile Valley and for most of the dynastic period did not have much influence from outside populations. But they were not immune to foreign influence and over time foreigners did come to dominate Egypt, culturally and politically, which did have an impact on the population in general.





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