Biological Identity and Relationships Along the Nile
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Nile Valley has long provided a route for trade and contact among peoples within and outside the region. Similarities among Nilotic groups appear to stem from additional processes (e.g., environmental, linguistic) dating back to the Pleistocene period and being sustained over time. Groups along the Nile maintained their identity or acculturated as part of greater sociopolitical changes, such as the adoption of agriculture and the rising and dissolving of kingdoms.
In this Special Issue, I welcome original submissions looking at Nilotic populations using modern interpretations from archeological, isotopic, linguistic, and/or other evidence, combined with skeletal, dental, and/or genetic data that describe the biological identity and/or relationships within and between the ancient peoples of the Nile Valley, as well as with those originating outside of the region.
Dr. Kanya Godde
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nubia
- Egypt
- population genetics
- Nile
- biological affinity
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