Original sentence: Afrocentrists argue that anthropological and archaeological evidence shows that what they term an Africoid element was evident in ancient Egypt, which they argue was predominant in Abydos in the First dynasty of Egypt.Afrocentrists, in particular, have been critical of this.Ancient Egyptians are often portrayed in modern media as Caucasians
Edited sentence: Ancient Egyptians are often portrayed in modern media as Caucasians, and many people, Afrocentrists in particular, have been critical of this.Anthropological and archaeological evidence shows that an Africoid element was evident in ancient Egypt, which was predominant in Abydos in the First dynasty of Egypt.The Afro-Asiatic languages, which include Semitic languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, are believed by some scholars to have originated in Ethiopia.This is because the region has very diverse language groups in close geographic proximity, often considered a telltale sign for a linguistic geographic origin