quote:Originally posted by Wolofi: How old is the male "B" lineage and how did it get all the way to West Africa and at what time?
Haplogroup B (M60)
M60 defines haplogroup B, an ancient African lineage that originated some 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. As with most very old lines of descent, it has a broad dispersal. Today it is found across the African continent. Many different African peoples share this genetic marker. Often these unique populations, like the Bayaka and Mbuti pygmies, are themselves quite ancient.
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Habari Member # 14738
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The peopling of West Africa is quite recent compare to the peopling of Central, East and Southern Africa based on genetics and archeology, however it is of interest to notice that Haplogroup B is the most common ancient haplogroups outside the East-Southern Africa corridor...
Wolofi Member # 14892
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quote:Originally posted by Myra Wysinger:
quote:Originally posted by Wolofi: How old is the male "B" lineage and how did it get all the way to West Africa and at what time?
Haplogroup B (M60)
M60 defines haplogroup B, an ancient African lineage that originated some 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. As with most very old lines of descent, it has a broad dispersal. Today it is found across the African continent. Many different African peoples share this genetic marker. Often these unique populations, like the Bayaka and Mbuti pygmies, are themselves quite ancient.
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can you give me the website with the migration lines of Africa that you have the picture of? I would like to see the whole thing
xyyman Member # 13597
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National Geographics, genographics is where it came from.
Myra Wysinger Member # 10126
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quote:Originally posted by Wolofi: can you give me the website with the migration lines of Africa that you have the picture of? I would like to see the whole thing
National Geographic: The Genographic Project by Dr. Spencer Wells
This website is not easy to navigate, but that being said