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Discerning the Origins of the Negritos, First Sundaland People: Deep Divergence and Archaic Admixture.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Aug 2017
Jinam Timothy A, Phipps Maude E, Aghakhanian Farhang, Majumder Partha P, Datar Francisco, Stoneking Mark, Sawai Hiromi, Nishida Nao, Tokunaga Katsushi, Kawamura Shoji, Omoto Keiichi, Saitou Naruya
Abstract excerpt
Human presence in Southeast Asia dates back to at least 40,000 years ago, when the current islands formed a continental shelf called Sundaland. In the Philippine Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, and Andaman Islands, there exist indigenous groups collectively called Negritos whose ancestry can be traced to the "First Sundaland People." To understand the relationship between these Negrito groups and their demographic...
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