The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies

Re:The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies by johnlbevan2 on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @08:04AM (#14451786)

For those who'd not come across the term "Near East" before, it's the same as the "Middle East".

Ref: https://www.britannica.com/demystified/are-the-middle-east-a...

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Re:The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies by slitaz on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @08:28AM (#14451923)

I believe the authors use the term Near East to describe the parts of present-day Turkey, Syria and nearby regions.

Middle-East is too broad to have usefulness in the article.

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Re:The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies by PunchTornado on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @08:53AM (#14452072)

Yeah, I was surprised to learn that Middle East includes both Turkey and Pakistan. A good chunk of Earth.

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Re:The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies by irrational on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @01:17PM (#14454193)

Though the geographical region is slightly different, in general if it was prior to the 600AD it is referred to as the Near East, after 600AD (the start of the Muslim or Modern era in the region) it is referred to as the Middle East.

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