Ancient DNA

An analysis of 2,456 mitochondrial genomes published in Science Advances identifies two distinct maritime routes humans used to reach Sahul roughly 60,000 years ago.

Genome-wide analysis of 11,000-year-old remains from the Donghulin site near Beijing has identified a deeply divergent northern East Asian lineage with no match in any previously studied population, offering new evidence that cultural continuity does not guarantee genetic continuity.