Science tells us we're all related--one vast family sharing a common ancestor who lived in
Africa 60,000 years ago. But countless questions remain about our great journey from the …

It is suggested that the major prehistoric human colonizations of Oceania occurred twice,
namely, about 50,000 and 4,000 years ago. The first settlers are considered as ancestors of …

Archaeological studies have revealed cultural connections between the two sides of the Red
Sea dating to prehistory. The issue has still not been properly addressed, however, by …

The number of eastern Polynesian females required to found the Māori population of
Aotearoa (New Zealand) has been recalculated. Our estimates use computer simulations …

Background A proportion of 1/4 to 1/2 of North African female pool is made of typical sub-
Saharan lineages, in higher frequencies as geographic proximity to sub-Saharan Africa …

This paper aims to review the contribution of genetic data to the prehistory and history of sub‐
Saharan African peoples. The authors review briefly paleontologic data, which give limited …

The settlement of Sahul, the lost continent of Oceania, remains one of the most ancient and
debated human migrations. Modern New Guineans inherited a unique genetic diversity …

The history of human populations in Africa is complex and includes various demographic
events that influenced patterns of genetic variation across the continent. Through genetic …

Southern African populations speaking languages that are often-but inaccurately-grouped
together under the label 'Khoisan'are an important focus of molecular genetic research, not …

The Atlantic slave trade promoted by West European empires (15th–19th centuries) forcibly
moved at least 11 million people from Africa, including about one-third from west-central …