Throughout human history, large-scale migrations have facilitated the formation of
populations with ancestry from multiple previously separated populations. This process …

The human occupation history of Southeast Asia (SEA) remains heavily debated. Current
evidence suggests that SEA was occupied by Hòabìnhian hunter-gatherers until~ 4000 …

Genome sequences are known for two archaic hominins—Neanderthals and Denisovans—
which interbred with anatomically modern humans as they dispersed out of Africa. We …

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 …

Underrepresentation of Asian genomes has hindered population and medical genetics
research on Asians, leading to population disparities in precision medicine. By whole …

Island Southeast Asia has recently produced several surprises regarding human history, but
the region's complex demography remains poorly understood. Here, we report∼ 2.3 million …

This paper reviews the “standard” view of the Austronesian language family tree in
connection with the archeological “farming/language dispersal” hypothesis of Neolithic …

Background The genetic origins of Uralic speakers from across a vast territory in the
temperate zone of North Eurasia have remained elusive. Previous studies have shown …

Previous research indicates that human genetic diversity in Wallacea—islands in present-
day Eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste that were never part of the Sunda or Sahul …

Humans reached the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific by∼ 3,500 y ago,
contemporaneous with or even earlier than the initial peopling of Polynesia. They crossed …