The genomes of 28 ancient hunter-gatherers from southern Africa have revealed a population with unique genetic variants that contributed to the evolution and adaptation of Homo sapiens.
The research published in the journal Nature shows that southern Africa served as a long-term ecological refuge where hunter-gatherer populations thrived and maintained continuity through changing climatic and cultural conditions.
The individuals lived between 10,200 and 150 years ago and were recovered from archaeological sites across South Africa, including the well-known Matjes River Rock Shelter on the southern coast.
Professor Carina Schlebusch, from the department of Human Evolution and Genetics at…
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Romance Princess
An retired elderly couple visit London..
They get picked up from the airport in a london black cab and head off into the city for some adventure.
The cab driver say \”where you from guvnor?
Husband. \”we\’re from South Africa\”..
The wife is a little hard of hearing asks her husband.
\”What did he say?\”
The husband turns to his wife and says louder \”the cab driver asked us where we were from, I told him South Africa!\”
The cabbie continues \”I was in the merchant navy years back… I got to drop anchor down your way, a few times in Johannesburg\”
The husband replies \”oh wow that\’s where we\’re from originally, now we\’re in Cape Town.\”
The wife asks the husband again \”what did he say?\”.
The husband again relays the unheard conversation \”the cab driver says he spent some time in the navy and went down to joberg\”.
The wife smiles and nods.
Marbles
India: You have two cows. You create a new country to banish all your people who might eat them.