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Pleistocene North African genomes link Near Eastern and sub-Saharan African human populations.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 May 2018

van de Loosdrecht Marieke, Bouzouggar Abdeljalil, Humphrey Louise, Posth Cosimo, Barton Nick, Aximu-Petri Ayinuer, Nickel Birgit, Nagel Sarah, Talbi El Hassan, El Hajraoui Mohammed Abdeljalil, Amzazi Saaïd, Hublin Jean-Jacques, Pääbo Svante, Schiffels Stephan, Meyer Matthias, Haak Wolfgang, Jeong Choongwon, Krause Johannes

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North Africa is a key region for understanding human history, but the genetic history of its people is largely unknown. We present genomic data from seven 15,000-year-old modern humans, attributed to the Iberomaurusian culture, from Morocco. We find a genetic affinity with early Holocene Near Easterners, best represented by Levantine Natufians, suggesting a pre-agricultural connection between Africa and the Near...

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PMID: 29545507
DOI: 10.1126/science.aar8380

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