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HELP AFAP What other facts about the mummies would help solve the mystery of the mummies' racial origins? What types of artifacts would help determine where the people came from?

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Amulet, Ostracon, Mask

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Scientist use the help of the DNA to prove the origin of the mummies and the racial identity of the mummies are found at there sources and the hierarchy research is based on the craniometry, anthropometry, and genetics, like those of the ancient Egyptians, were influenced by the Afro Asiatic speaking population of the North Africa and the middle east.
  • The presence of the gold leaf at the mouth and cheekbone which is a property of the mummies from the Ptolemaic Period.
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