Bob Brier’s “The Great Courses” lecture series on ancient Egypt. Nubians were painted dark and Libyans were always shown with a feather in their headgear and blue eyes.

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dismalaf a day ago | parent [-]

So your source literally corroborates what I'm saying, not that Near East populations appeared Sub Saharan in complexion. Gotcha.

	▲	zozbot234 a day ago \| parent [-]
		I never said that everyone in the Ancient Near East or the Mediterranean basin had a Sub-Saharan look, only that there were enough such people to be notable and that they were genuinely an integral part of those ancient societies, with quite high-status or even elite roles at times.