What race were the ancient Egyptians? How do we know?

by blipblopblipppp

I keep seeing 3d models of reconstructed faces that look like britney spears and winona ryder. Then there are other people asserting that egyptians were black and pointing to the nose shape in different sculptures of the time. Is there any way to really know their skin color and non boney facial features? Why do none of the models I keep seeing look like today's Egyptian? What did they really look like?

scarlet_sage

More can be written, but you might like to start with a couple of FAQ sections.

"Race in the Ancient World", including

There's also the section 'Pre-History of "Race" and Racism', with more by cleopatra_philopater and one with /u/RainyResident. There's more there about other ancient societies too, if you like.

This is not to discourage discussion. More questions, data and debate are welcome.