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Southern African ancient genomes estimate modern human divergence to 350,000 to 260,000 years ago
- View ORCID ProfileCarina M. Schlebusch1,4,*,
- View ORCID ProfileHelena Malmström1,4,*,
- View ORCID ProfileTorsten Günther1,
- Per Sjödin1,
- View ORCID ProfileAlexandra Coutinho1,
- View ORCID ProfileHanna Edlund1,
- View ORCID ProfileArielle R. Munters1,
- View ORCID ProfileMário Vicente1,
- View ORCID ProfileMaryna Steyn2,
- Himla Soodyall3,
- View ORCID ProfileMarlize Lombard4,5,†,
- View ORCID ProfileMattias Jakobsson1,4,6,†
- 1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
- 2Human Variation and Identification Research Unit, School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
- 3Division of Human Genetics, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 4Centre for Anthropological Research and Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, Post Office Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa.
- 5Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Wallenberg Research Centre at Stellenbosch University, Marais Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa.
- 6Science for Life Laboratory (SciLife Lab), Uppsala, Sweden.
- ↵†Corresponding author. Email: mattias.jakobsson{at}ebc.uu.se (M.J.); mlombard{at}uj.ac.za (M.L.)
↵* These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Science 03 Nov 2017:
Vol. 358, Issue 6363, pp. 652-655
DOI: 10.1126/science.aao6266
Vol. 358, Issue 6363, pp. 652-655
DOI: 10.1126/science.aao6266
Carina M. Schlebusch
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
4Centre for Anthropological Research and Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, Post Office Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa.
Helena Malmström
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
4Centre for Anthropological Research and Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, Post Office Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa.
Torsten Günther
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
Per Sjödin
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
Alexandra Coutinho
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
Hanna Edlund
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
Arielle R. Munters
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
Mário Vicente
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
Maryna Steyn
2Human Variation and Identification Research Unit, School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Himla Soodyall
3Division of Human Genetics, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Marlize Lombard
4Centre for Anthropological Research and Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, Post Office Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa.
5Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Wallenberg Research Centre at Stellenbosch University, Marais Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa.
Mattias Jakobsson
1Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18C, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
4Centre for Anthropological Research and Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, Post Office Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa.
6Science for Life Laboratory (SciLife Lab), Uppsala, Sweden.