All humans share certain components of tooth structure, but show variation in size and
morphology around this shared pattern. This book presents a worldwide synthesis of the …

The first decade of ancient genomics has revolutionized the study of human prehistory and
evolution. We review new insights based on prehistoric modern human genomes, including …

Several studies have suggested that introgressed Neandertal DNA was subjected to
negative selection in modern humans. A striking observation in support of this is an apparent …

Modern humans inhabit a variety of environments and are exposed to a plethora of selective
pressures, leading to multiple genetic adaptations to local environmental conditions. These …

Genomic studies in African populations provide unique opportunities to understand disease
etiology, human diversity, and population history. In the largest study of its kind, comprising …

The past several years have witnessed an explosion of successful ancient human genome-
sequencing projects, with genomic-scale ancient DNA data sets now available for more than …

Assessing the genetic contribution of Neanderthals to non-disease phenotypes in modern
humans has been difficult because of the absence of large cohorts for which common …

Neanderthals, our closest extinct relatives, lived in western Eurasia from 400,000 years ago
until they went extinct around 40,000 years ago. DNA retrieved from ancient specimens …

" Sometime before 15,000 years ago, a band of hunter-gatherers arrived in Northeast Asia.
They continued east, becoming the first people to set foot in the Americas. They soon found …

Neandertals are the best-studied of all extinct hominins, with a rich fossil record sampling
hundreds of individuals, roughly dating from between 350,000 and 40,000 years ago. Their …