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Southern African ancient genomes estimate modern human divergence to 350,000 to 260,000 years ago.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 3 Nov 2017
Schlebusch Carina M, Malmström Helena, Günther Torsten, Sjödin Per, Coutinho Alexandra, Edlund Hanna, Munters Arielle R, Vicente Mário, Steyn Maryna, Soodyall Himla, Lombard Marlize, Jakobsson Mattias
Abstract excerpt
Southern Africa is consistently placed as a potential region for the evolution of Homo sapiens We present genome sequences, up to 13x coverage, from seven ancient individuals from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The remains of three Stone Age hunter-gatherers (about 2000 years old) were genetically similar to current-day southern San groups, and those of four Iron Age farmers (300 to 500 years old) were genetically...
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