Ancient DNA Challenges South African Migration Theories

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Ancient DNA Challenges South African Migration Theories
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DNA analysis of 9,000-year-old skeletons from South Africa's Oakhurst rockshelter reveals long-term genetic stability and suggests cultural changes occurred without significant external migration, challenging previous theories of multiple migratory waves into the region.

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