The male-specific part of the human Y chromosome is widely used in forensic DNA analysis,
particularly in cases where standard autosomal DNA profiling is not informative. A Y …

We assembled genome-wide data from 271 ancient Iberians, of whom 176 are from the
largely unsampled period after 2000 BCE, thereby providing a high-resolution time transect …

High throughput sequencing methods have completely transformed the study of human Y
chromosome variation by offering a genome-scale view on genetic variation retrieved from …

INTRODUCTION Cattle, sheep, and goats appeared in eastern Africa 5000 years ago,
catalyzing the spread of herding throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Archaeologists have long …

Five classical designations of sickle haplotypes are made on the basis of the presence or
absence of restriction sites and are named after the ethno-linguistic groups or geographic …

Genetic and archaeological studies have established a sub-Saharan African origin for
anatomically modern humans with subsequent migrations out of Africa. Using the largest …

Joint phylogenetic analysis of ancient DNA (aDNA) with modern phylogenies is hampered
by low sequence coverage and post-mortem deamination, often resulting in …

By using the recently introduced 6-dye Yfiler® Plus multiplex, we analyzed 462 males
belonging to 20 ethnic groups from four eastern African countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti …

Relatively little is known about Nubia's genetic landscape prior to the influence of the Islamic
migrations that began in the late 1st millennium CE. Here, we increase the number of …

Background Little is known about the peopling of the Sahara during the Holocene climatic
optimum, when the desert was replaced by a fertile environment. Results In order to …