This 7,000-year-old mummy DNA has revealed a ‘ghost’ branch of humanity | BBC Science Focus Magazine Ancient remains hidden in a Libyan cave have opened the door to a long lost human lineage

"Scientists have successfully analysed the #DNA of two naturally mummified individuals from the #Takarkori rock shelter, in what is now southwestern Libya. Their findings reveal something extraordinary: these ancient people belonged to a previously unknown branch of the human family tree."

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Uncovering the Green Sahara: A Lost Civilization Reemerges from the Sands - WIOBS DNA from ancient mummies reveals a mysterious, long-isolated human lineage in the once-lush Sahara Desert, reshaping Africa’s genetic...

Uncovering the Green Sahara: A Lost Civilization Reemerges from the Sands
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Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past - Egypt Independent Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind.

Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the #Sahara Desert’s greener past - #Takarkori rock shelter
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Early #farmers, not ants. Who accumulated seeds in the desert?

Analyses at the prehistoric site of #Takarkori in #Libya hint at cultivation and storage of wild cereals 10,000 years ago.

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