Ancestors of African Pygmies and neighbouring farmers separated around 60,000 years ago

All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique population who lived around 20,000 years ago, according to an international study led by researchers at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. The research, published 10 April in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, concludes that the ancestors of present-day African Pygmies and farmers separated 60,000 years ago...

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