Scientists analyze first ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia

The first whole-genome analyses of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia reveal that there were at least three major waves of human migration into the region over the last 50,000 years.

The research, published online May 17 in Science, complements what is known from archaeological, historical and linguistic studies of Southeast Asia, defined as the area east of India and south of China.

The work illuminates another critical portion of the story of ancient population dynamics around the world, joining numerous ancient-DNA studies of Europe as well as burgeoning research from the Near East, Central Asia, Pacific Islands and Africa.

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-05-scientists-ancient-human-dna-southeast.html#jCp

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Scientists analyze first ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia

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Minangkabau People
The Minangkabau people are fascinating, and their myths helped to resolve my current novel.


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