Multi-step spread of first herders into sub-Saharan Africa

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) An analysis of 41 ancient African genomes led by Mary Prendergast and David Reich suggests that the spread of herding and farming into eastern Africa affected human populations in phases, involving multiple movements of -- and gene flow among -- ancestrally distinct groups.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news