YogaFlame,
RE: King Menes...according to
this, "modern consensus" (which just means "agreement") yields one date, but there are several possibilities listed. If we are, however, going to take ancient sculpture at...heh...face value, have a look at these from ancient Jordan:
I'd like to know what you think of those thin lips and pointy noses.
Secondly, I need help with evidence that King Menes ruled in Jordan.
Here only lists Egypt occupying Jordan from 15th to 13th century BC (1500-1300). Further more,
here says that writing was developed in Egypt/Mesopotamia before 3,000 BC, but writing was not widely used in Jordan (despite evidence that Jordan traded with Egypt).
Lastly, one of the links I mentioned previously mentioned influence from Mesopotamia (between 5500 BC and 4500 BC), as evidenced by finding of pottery usage. It seems a lot of different cultures and people visited this area for quite a while, so is it possible someone born locally might be an amalgamation looks-wise?
I'd appreciate your help in piecing some of this together.