▁has ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁The ▁pot tery ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁But o ▁Ma adi ▁culture , ▁best ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁site ▁at ▁Ma adi ▁near ▁C airo , ▁also ▁shows ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁Lev ant . ▁In ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Egypt ▁( Upper ▁Egypt ), ▁the ▁pred yn astic ▁Bad arian ▁culture ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Na q ada ▁culture . ▁These ▁people ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁N ub ians ▁than ▁to ▁northern ▁Egypt ians . ▁ ▁An ▁exam ination ▁of ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁ske let ons ▁and ▁sk ull s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁also ▁suggests ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁in - m igration ▁to ▁the ▁A by d os ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁N ile ▁Valley , ▁particularly ▁during ▁the ▁Early ▁D yn astic ▁Period ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Near - E astern ▁gen etic ▁aff inity ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁m umm ies ▁ ▁A ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁described ▁the ▁extra ction ▁and ▁analysis ▁of ▁DNA ▁from ▁ 1 5 1 ▁m umm ified ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁individuals , ▁whose ▁remains ▁were ▁recovered ▁from ▁Ab us ir ▁el - Me leq ▁in ▁the ▁C airo ▁Govern ate . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁Ab us ir ▁el - Me leq , ▁near ▁El ▁F ay um , ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 2 5 0 ▁B CE ▁until ▁about ▁ 7 0 0 ▁CE . ▁The ▁scient ists ▁said ▁that