Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation was analyzed in Mauritania and Mali, and compared
to other West African samples covering the considerable geographic, ethnic and linguistic …

Genetic relationships between human groups were first studied by comparisons of relative
allele frequency at multiple loci. Geographical study of detailed, highly resolved trees of …

Statistical analyses of health and disease in rural communities is frequently limited by low
sample counts. Still, some studies indicate increased risk for some diseases even after …

DNA from ancient human remains provides perspectives on the origin of our species and the
relationship between molecular and morphological variation. We report analysis of mtDNA …

The existence of a short-statured Aboriginal population in the Far North Queensland (FNQ)
rainforest zone of Australia's northeast coast and Tasmania has long been an enigma in …

Summary The Chad Basin was sparsely inhabited during the Stone Age, and its continual
settlement began with the Holocene. The role played by Lake Chad in the history and …

Australia was one of the earliest regions outside Africa to be colonized by fully modern
humans, with archaeological evidence for human presence by 47,000 years ago (47 kya) …

Māori ethical frameworks recognise that all research in New Zealand is of interest to Māori
and outline community expectations of appropriate behavior in research to deliver the best …

It has long been accepted that the Indigenous groups of Australia's Cape York Peninsula
have numerous cultural traits that were adopted from people in New Guinea and/or the …