Foreigners may have conquered ancient Egypt without invading it
An analysis of teeth suggests the Hyksos dynasty arose from outsiders marrying into power
![Hyksos palace ruins](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/040219_bb_hyksos_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
FOREIGN RULE An analysis of teeth suggests that ancient Egypt’s Hyksos dynasty, represented here by palace remnants, gained power via an influx of immigrant women who married into royalty, not a military invasion.
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