New finds in the palaeoanthropological and genomic records have changed our view of the
origins of modern human ancestry. Here we review our current understanding of how the …

Although the first ancient DNA molecules were extracted more than three decades ago, the
first ancient nuclear genomes could only be characterized after high-throughput sequencing …

The deep population history of East Asia remains poorly understood owing to a lack of
ancient DNA data and sparse sampling of present-day people,. Here we report genome …

Since the release of the complete human genome, the priority of human genomic study has
now been shifting towards closing gaps in ethnic diversity. Here, we present a fully phased …

The past few years have witnessed a revolution in our ability to obtain DNA from ancient
humans. This important new data has added to our knowledge from archaeology and …

Here we report the Simons Genome Diversity Project data set: high quality genomes from
300 individuals from 142 diverse populations. These genomes include at least 5.8 million …

Advances in the sequencing and the analysis of the genomes of both modern and ancient
peoples have facilitated a number of breakthroughs in our understanding of human …

INTRODUCTION According to the commonly accepted “steppe hypothesis,” the initial
spread of Indo-European (IE) languages into both Europe and Asia took place with …

Abstract The Bronze Age of Eurasia (around 3000–1000 BC) was a period of major cultural
changes. However, there is debate about whether these changes resulted from the …

A unique assemblage of 28 hominin individuals, found in Sima de los Huesos in the Sierra
de Atapuerca in Spain, has recently been dated to approximately 430,000 years ago. An …