Ancient West African foragers in the context of African population history.

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Ancient West African foragers in the context of African population history.

Nature - 1 Jan 2020

Lipson Mark, Ribot Isabelle, Mallick Swapan, Rohland Nadin, Olalde Iñigo, Adamski Nicole, Broomandkhoshbacht Nasreen, Lawson Ann Marie, López Saioa, Oppenheimer Jonas, Stewardson Kristin, Asombang Raymond Neba'ane, Bocherens Hervé, Bradman Neil, Culleton Brendan J, Cornelissen Els, Crevecoeur Isabelle, de Maret Pierre, Fomine Forka Leypey Mathew, Lavachery Philippe, Mindzie Christophe Mbida, Orban Rosine, Sawchuk Elizabeth, Semal Patrick, Thomas Mark G, Van Neer Wim, Veeramah Krishna R, Kennett Douglas J, Patterson Nick, Hellenthal Garrett, Lalueza-Fox Carles, MacEachern Scott, Prendergast Mary E, Reich David

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Our knowledge of ancient human population structure in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly prior to the advent of food production, remains limited. Here we report genome-wide DNA data from four children-two of whom were buried approximately 8,000 years ago and two 3,000 years ago-from Shum Laka (Cameroon), one of the earliest known archaeological sites within the probable homeland of the Bantu language group1-11....

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-1929-1
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