The genomic prehistory of peoples speaking Khoisan languages
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Title
The genomic prehistory of peoples speaking Khoisan languages
author
Pakendorf, Brigitte
Stoneking, Mark
Is Part Of
Human molecular genetics, 30 (R1): R49-R55
isbn
PMID: 33075813
Ethical Disclaimer
Available online at: https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/30/R1/R49/5930650
Identifier
LIT283
Description
Peoples speaking so-called Khoisan languages-that is, indigenous languages of southern Africa that do not belong to the Bantu family-are culturally and linguistically diverse. They comprise herders, hunter-gatherers as well as groups of mixed modes of subsistence, and their languages are classified into three distinct language families. This cultural and linguistic variation is mirrored by extensive genetic diversity. We here review the recent genomics literature and discuss the genetic evidence for a formerly wider geographic spread of peoples with Khoisan-related ancestry, for the deep divergence among populations speaking Khoisan languages overlaid by more recent gene flow among these groups and for the impact of admixture with immigrant food-producers in their prehistory.
Date Issued
2021
Subject
Index Medicus
Life Sciences
Biological anthropology
Genetics
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
Human genetics-Africa
Type
Article
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford University Press
topic
Human Health and Wellbeing
