Moreover, the ancient genomes do not carry sub-Saharan African ancestry, suggesting that, contrary to previous interpretations, the Green Sahara was not a corridor connecting Northern and sub ...

The Sahara Desert, known today for its vast, arid landscapes, was once a fertile region teeming with life. A recent study analyzing stalagmites from caves in southern Morocco has revealed that ...

A study published in Nature revealed insights into the genetic legacy of ancient inhabitants of the Green Sahara. Researchers successfully sequenced the DNA of two 7,000‐year‐old naturally ...

Researchers did detect traces of Neanderthal DNA in the Takarkori individuals—10 times less than people living outside of Africa had, but more than contemporary sub-Saharan Africans.

Ancient DNA from the green Sahara The study of ancient DNA from prehistoric humans has revolutionised what we know about our past. It’s allowed researchers to better understand when and where our ...

Sequencing of 7,000-year-old human genomes from when the Sahara Desert was green suggest that pastoralism spread through cultural exchange, not large-scale migration.

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like ...

Ancient North African genomes rewrite Sahara’s genetic history According to Ringbauer, a long-standing hypothesis has suggested that the Pastoralists of the Green Sahara originated from sub-Saharan ...

DNA analysis from two naturally mummified individuals from Libya: More than 7,000 years ago, during the so-called African Humid Period (Green Sahara), a long isolated human lineage existed in North ...

An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a ...