Abstract
Characterizing genetic diversity in Africa is a crucial step for most analyses reconstructing the evolutionary history of anatomically modern humans. However, historic migrations from Eurasia into Africa have affected many contemporary populations, confounding inferences. Here, we present a 12.5× coverage ancient genome of an Ethiopian male (“Mota”) who lived approximately 4500 years ago. We use this genome to demonstrate that the Eurasian backflow into Africa came from a population closely related to Early Neolithic farmers, who had colonized Europe 4000 years earlier.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Default journal |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Africa
- Genome
- Ethiopia
- Ancestry
- Genetic diversity
- Evolution
- Modern humans
Disciplines
- Anthropology
- Social and Behavioral Sciences