Genomic evidence supports the “long chronology” for the peopling of Sahul
Francesca Gandini, Mafalda Almeida, M George B Foody et al.
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The study analyzes 2,456 mitochondrial genomes spanning Indigenous Australians, New Guineans, and Oceanians (including an archaeological lineage from Wallacea), re-evaluates the mitochondrial mutation rate, and considers genome-wide and Y-chromosome data alongside archaeological and climate evidence. The results support a long chronology for first settlement of Sahul around 60,000 years ago, with at least two distinct dispersal routes into the region.
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