#ancientgenomes — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ancientgenomes, aggregated by home.social.
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2-Apr-2025
First #ancientGenomes from the #GreenSahara deciphered
A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central #Sahara during the African humid period more than 7,000 years agohttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1078547 #science #genome #humans #archaeology #NorthAfrica
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2-Apr-2025
First #ancientGenomes from the #GreenSahara deciphered
A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central #Sahara during the African humid period more than 7,000 years agohttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1078547 #science #genome #humans #archaeology #NorthAfrica
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Genomic evidence from ancient Rapanui people from Easter Island shows that they had around 10% ancestry related to Andean people before Europeans arrived, evidence either that Native Americans lived on the island before Polynesians arrived in the 12-13th century or that Polynesians made it to mainland South America and then backtracked to the island.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07881-4
#Rapanui #Polynesians #PreColumbianAmerica #EasterIsland #AncientGenomes #AncientDNA #Admixture
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Genomic evidence from ancient Rapanui people from Easter Island shows that they had around 10% ancestry related to Andean people before Europeans arrived, evidence either that Native Americans lived on the island before Polynesians arrived in the 12-13th century or that Polynesians made it to mainland South America and then backtracked to the island.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07881-4
#Rapanui #Polynesians #PreColumbianAmerica #EasterIsland #AncientGenomes #AncientDNA #Admixture