Ancient DNA and the rewriting of human history: be sparing with Occam’s razor
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- 11 January 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Genome Biology
- Vol. 17 (1), 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0866-z
Abstract
Ancient DNA research is revealing a human history far more complex than that inferred from parsimonious models based on modern DNA. Here, we review some of the key events in the peopling of the world in the light of the findings of work on ancient DNA.Keywords
Funding Information
- Wellcome Trust (098051)
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