@schlebuschgroup.bsky.social
Ancient and modern DNA 🧬 | African population history 🌍 | Human Evolution 👣 | based at Uppsala University 🧑🔬
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Our new ancient DNA paper has just been published!
We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes.
Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes.
Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes - Nature
The genomes of 28 ancient southern African individuals dated to between 10,200 and 150 years before present offer insights into the evolution of Homo sapiens.
www.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our new ancient DNA paper has just been published!
We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes.
Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes.
Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our new paper is out! 🪶 “The coevolution of languages, peoples & environments in Central Africa’s Kwilu-Kasai region since ~1000 BCE” revisits Jan Vansina’s ideas using new linguistic, archaeological & genetic data - revealing the region was a hub of Bantu diversification. doi.org/10.1016/j.qe...
The coevolution of languages, peoples and environments in Central Africa’s Kwilu-Kasai region since ∼1000 BCE: A dialogue with Jan Vansina
In this article, Jan Vansina’s essay on the deep-time population history of the Kwilu-Kasai region, now more than half a century old, is revisited thr…
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October 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Our new paper is out! 🪶 “The coevolution of languages, peoples & environments in Central Africa’s Kwilu-Kasai region since ~1000 BCE” revisits Jan Vansina’s ideas using new linguistic, archaeological & genetic data - revealing the region was a hub of Bantu diversification. doi.org/10.1016/j.qe...
This week, we welcomed our colleague Modeste Zeye from Burkina Faso to Uppsala. 🌍 It was great to meet in person again and catch up.
One evening, we had dinner at Messob, an Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant — a nice chance to chat and enjoy some really good food! 🍲
One evening, we had dinner at Messob, an Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant — a nice chance to chat and enjoy some really good food! 🍲
October 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This week, we welcomed our colleague Modeste Zeye from Burkina Faso to Uppsala. 🌍 It was great to meet in person again and catch up.
One evening, we had dinner at Messob, an Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant — a nice chance to chat and enjoy some really good food! 🍲
One evening, we had dinner at Messob, an Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant — a nice chance to chat and enjoy some really good food! 🍲
We welcome Francesco Giannelli, who started as a postdoc in the group!
September 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We welcome Francesco Giannelli, who started as a postdoc in the group!
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A big congrats to Imke Lankheet + co-authors for this new publication on genetic ancestry in the South African Coloured population. We reveal fine-scale regional differences in SAC, shaped by complex history and social factors @schlebuschgroup.bsky.social
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Wide-scale geographical analysis of genetic ancestry in the South African Coloured population - BMC Biology
Background The South African Coloured (SAC) population, a prominent admixed population in South Africa, reflects centuries of migration, admixture, and historical segregation. Descendants of local Kho...
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A big congrats to Imke Lankheet + co-authors for this new publication on genetic ancestry in the South African Coloured population. We reveal fine-scale regional differences in SAC, shaped by complex history and social factors @schlebuschgroup.bsky.social
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Interested in investigating human history? Still a chance to join us in Uppsala as a junior or senior fellow! Closing date soon!
The Call is open: Human Past #Fellowships 2026-27. Deadline: 2 June 2025. centerforthehumanpast.se/index.php/20... #opportunity #humanpast #research @haam-community.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social #genetics #linguistics #archaeology #indoeuropean #bantu #austronesian @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Interested in investigating human history? Still a chance to join us in Uppsala as a junior or senior fellow! Closing date soon!