Pleistocene North African genomes link Near Eastern and sub-Saharan African human populations

North Africa is a key region for understanding human history, but the genetic history of its people is largely unknown. We present genomic data from seven 15,000-year-old modern humans, attributed to the Iberomaurusian culture, from Morocco. We find a genetic affinity with early Holocene Near Easter...

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Main Authors: van de Loosdrecht, M, Bouzouggar, A, Humphrey, L, Posth, C, Barton, N, Aximu-Petri, A, Nickel, B, Nagel, S, Talbi, EH, El Hajraoui, MA, Amzazi, S, Hublin, J-J, Pääbo, S, Schiffels, S, Meyer, M, Haak, W, Jeong, C, Krause, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018