Ancient DNA illuminates first herders and farmers in east Africa

(Harvard Medical School) Genome-wide analyses of 41 ancient sub-Saharan Africans answer questions left murky by archaeological records about the origins of the people who introduced food production -- first herding and then farming -- into East Africa over the past 5,000 years.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2WvMwBj