Human genetic variation and the dispersal of Bantu-speaking populations

Thesis

The expansion of Bantu-speaking agropastoralist populations had a significant impact on the genetic, linguistic, and cultural variation of sub-Saharan Africa. Bantu languages originated in an area close to the present-day border between Cameroon and Nigeria not earlier than 5000 years ago. From their homeland, these languages spread south and east through most of sub-Saharan Africa becoming by far the largest African linguistic family. Even though it is generally accepted that this dispers...

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Authors: dos Santos, M

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Human genetic variation; Africa; Admixture; Bantu-speaking populations
• Subjects: Human population genetics; Human evolutionary genetics