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Balinese Y-chromosome perspective on the peopling of Indonesia: genetic contributions from pre-neolithic hunter-gatherers, Austronesian farmers, and Indian traders.
Human biology - 1 Feb 2005
Karafet Tatiana M, Lansing J S, Redd Alan J, Reznikova Svetlana, Watkins Joseph C, Surata S P K, Arthawiguna W A, Mayer Laura, Bamshad Michael, Jorde Lynn B, Hammer Michael F
Abstract excerpt
The island of Bali lies near the center of the southern chain of islands in the Indonesian archipelago, which served as a stepping-stone for early migrations of hunter-gatherers to Melanesia and Australia and for more recent migrations of Austronesian farmers from mainland Southeast Asia to the Pacific. Bali is the only Indonesian island with a population that currently practices the Hindu religion and preserves...
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