Tutankhamun: A2 Y-DNA haplogroup R1b1a2 This has been the subject of speculation for a long time, but now there is a peer-reviewed paper confirming the last rulers of the 18th Dynasty belonged to paternal haplogroup R1b.  Gad et al. seem to suggest the reason for the delay publicizing results has been due to controversy surrounding contamination.  Seeing how remains are moved by a bunch of sweaty guys raining over a mummy being moved coffin to gurney, it’s easy to understand the reservations.I’m going to guess that subsequent papers are queued up with more 17th and 18th Dynasty profiles.  Just guessing.As we’ve seen with the two papers on the German Beaker farmstead genealogies, there is potential to really expand the knowledge … Continue reading What were the blood types of the Pharaos?