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Deep into the roots of the Libyan Tuareg: a genetic survey of their paternal heritage.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 May 2011
Ottoni Claudio, Larmuseau Maarten H D, Vanderheyden Nancy, Martínez-Labarga Cristina, Primativo Giuseppina, Biondi Gianfranco, Decorte Ronny, Rickards Olga
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Recent genetic studies of the Tuareg have begun to uncover the origin of this semi-nomadic northwest African people and their relationship with African populations. For centuries they were caravan traders plying the trade routes between the Mediterranean coast and south-Saharan Africa. Their origin most likely coincides with the fall of the Garamantes who inhabited the Fezzan (Libya) between the 1st millennium BC...
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