Clutch of DNA analyses show that ancient humans moved around on the continent far more than has been appreciated.

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.

To geologists, Earth’s early history is somewhat of a black box. Volcanoes, magma seas and meteorite impacts defined our planet’s surface from its formation, 4.6 billion years ago, until the earliest ...

Ancient DNA analyses are increasingly popular in archaeology. With the exception of Egypt, the African continent has been grossly understudied using these techniques. We review the state of ancient ...

A team of researchers from the US and Africa have studied African ancient DNA samples that go back ~18,000 years, shedding new light on the population history of sub-Saharan Africa. The study ...

Object Details Author Gibbs, Carroll R Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Contents African origins of farming -- Africa and the age of metals -- African musical instruments and ...

matter Ancient DNA from West Africa Adds to Picture of Humans’ Rise From a burial site in Cameroon, archaeologists recovered human genetic material dating as far back as 8,000 years.

Ancient African skeletons hint at a “ghost lineage” of humans Our African roots have many branches and interactions.

Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the continent, reveals a new genetics study.

Four ancient youngsters, one pair from around 8,000 years ago and another from about 3,000 years ago, have opened a window on humankind’s far older, far-flung African origins. Analyses of the ...

Combining “ancient DNA” tools with 23andMe's data identified thousands of people genetically linked to African Americans who worked at Catoctin Furnace in Maryland.