Some displayed more sub-Saharan traits, some showed more northern African traits, and others showed different combinations of these and other features.[1] This is potentially rooted in the trans-humanist pastoralist lifestyle used by many inhabitants of Gebel Ramlah, meaning groups were not isolated from distant populations.[2] Additionally, located near the Nile, Gebel Ramlah was essentially a cultural crossroads for groups north and south. This likely allowed for a regular gene flow of northern and southern genetic groups.[1]