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Show People of Early Egypt. Examination of Egyptian skeletons found In a cemetery a short dlstanco to the north of the pyramids ot Saq-qara, Saq-qara, and Including the tomb of llesy, have convinced Prof. Elliot Smith thnt tho peoplo who developed tho wonderful wonder-ful and precocious civilization of, Egypt wero not pure aboriginal Egyptians. Egyp-tians. Tho dynastic period reveals Bkelotons deeply contrasting with those of early Egypt, and showing distinctly dis-tinctly western Asiatic features. It waa not until the proto-Egyptlana came in 'contact with peoples of diverse di-verse origin in lower Egypt that new ideas and new manners of thought served to stimulate and help In the development de-velopment of the Egyptian civilization. But among the early Tace Professor Smith finds "a surprising absence of the more obtrusive negro features." |