Internal diversification of non-Sub-Saharan haplogroups in Sahelian populations and the spread of pastoralism beyond the Sahara.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23285
Abstract: BACKGROUND Today, African pastoralists are found mainly in the Sahel/Savannah belt spanning 6,000 km from west to east, flanked by the Sahara to the north and tropical rainforests to the south. The most significant group… read more here.
Keywords: internal diversification; savannah belt; non sub; sahel savannah ... See more keywords
A Population Genetic Perspective on Subsistence Systems in the Sahel/Savannah Belt of Africa and the Historical Role of Pastoralism
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DOI: 10.3390/genes14030758
Abstract: This review focuses on the Sahel/Savannah belt, a large region of Africa where two alternative subsistence systems (pastoralism and agriculture), nowadays, interact. It is a long-standing question whether the pastoralists became isolated here from other… read more here.
Keywords: savannah belt; pastoralism; subsistence systems; sahel savannah ... See more keywords