תיקי DNA

Nqoma Early Iron Age, Botswana

A lone genome from 700–1090 CE offering a glimpse of southern African maternal heritage

• Nqoma, Botswana (southern Africa)
• 700 CE - 1090 CE

Botswana_Taukome_EIA

Taukome Early Iron Age (Botswana)

A lone genome from Taukome (900–1000 CE) links village life to deep maternal lineages in southern Africa.

• Taukome, Botswana (Southern Africa)
• 900 CE - 1000 CE

Taukome Early Iron Age Echoes

A lone 10th‑century burial linking ironwork, pottery, and maternal L‑lineages

• Taukome, Botswana
• 900 CE - 1000 CE

Kenya_Makwasinyi

Bantu: Echoes of an Expanding People

Archaeology and ancient DNA trace a millennia-long spread across sub‑Saharan Africa.

• East & Southern Africa (Kenya → South Africa)
• 4300 BCE - 1950 CE