{"id":330141,"date":"2025-12-04T08:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/anthropology\/ancient-southern-african-genomes-recast-the-story-of-homo-sapiens\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T08:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:25:49","slug":"ancient-southern-african-genomes-recast-the-story-of-homo-sapiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=330141","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Southern African Genomes Recast the Story of Homo sapiens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span>For more than a century, researchers have tried to draw a clean map of <\/span><em>Homo sapiens<\/em><span> origins on the African continent. Some models pointed to eastern Africa as the primary cradle of our species, its populations dispersing southward only in the last 50,000 years. Others argued for a more complex patchwork involving multiple connected regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset can-restack\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1088\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1088,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:391944,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/180666435?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!T3UD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F365c65bb-bfaa-473f-b4f6-8fb77c61c06e_2880x2152.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Mandible of Matjes River 1 woman who lived 7 900 years ago in southern Africa. The material is housed at the Blomfontain Museum, South Africa. Credit: Mattias Jakobsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>A new study published in <\/span><em><span>Nature<\/span><\/em><span> unsettles the simpler stories. By sequencing and analyzing genomes from 28 individuals who lived in southern Africa between 10,200 and 150 years ago, a team led by Mattias Jakobsson of Uppsala University reports that ancient southern Africans formed a distinct population that remained largely isolated for hundreds of thousands of years.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset can-restack\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1025\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1025,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:426754,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/180666435?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!UjTH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521179f5-b945-4f3d-bddf-52839422684f_2880x2027.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Mandible of Matjes River 1 woman who lived 7,900 years ago in southern Africa. The material is housed at the Blomfontain Museum, South Africa. Credit: Mattias Jakobsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Isolation on that scale is not a footnote. It reshapes what it means to talk about the evolution of <\/span><em>Homo sapiens<\/em><span> as a single species.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe genetic structure of these ancient individuals suggests a long-standing southern population that followed its own trajectory,\u201d says Dr. Lena Hofmeyr, a genetic anthropologist at the University of Pretoria. \u201cHuman evolution did not proceed as one continuous river but as several branching streams.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more than a century, researchers have tried to draw a clean map of Homo sapiens origins on the African continent. Some models pointed to eastern Africa as the primary cradle of our species, its populations dispersing southward only in the last 50,000 years. 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