New finds in the palaeoanthropological and genomic records have changed our view of the
origins of modern human ancestry. Here we review our current understanding of how the …

Advances in the sequencing and the analysis of the genomes of both modern and ancient
peoples have facilitated a number of breakthroughs in our understanding of human …

Determining the extent of overlap between modern humans and other hominins in Eurasia,
such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, is fundamental to understanding the nature of their …

Since the release of the complete human genome, the priority of human genomic study has
now been shifting towards closing gaps in ethnic diversity. Here, we present a fully phased …

The past few years have witnessed a revolution in our ability to obtain DNA from ancient
humans. This important new data has added to our knowledge from archaeology and …

A remarkable exploration of the science, history, and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the
most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites …

Here we report the Simons Genome Diversity Project data set: high quality genomes from
300 individuals from 142 diverse populations. These genomes include at least 5.8 million …

To date, the only Neandertal genome that has been sequenced to high quality is from an
individual found in Southern Siberia. We sequenced the genome of a female Neandertal …

We report genome-wide ancient DNA from 44 ancient Near Easterners ranging in time
between~ 12,000 and 1,400 bc, from Natufian hunter–gatherers to Bronze Age farmers. We …

Anatomically modern humans interbred with Neanderthals and with a related archaic
population known as Denisovans. Genomes of several Neanderthals and one Denisovan …