Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Prehistoric human migration between Sundaland and South Asia was driven by sea-level rise

  • Hie Lim Kim,
  • Tanghua Li,
  • Namrata Kalsi,
  • Hung Tran The Nguyen,
  • Timothy A. Shaw,
  • Khai C. Ang,
  • Keith C. Cheng,
  • Aakrosh Ratan,
  • W. Richard Peltier,
  • Dhrubajyoti Samanta,
  • Mahesh Pratapneni,
  • Stephan C. Schuster,
  • Benjamin P. Horton

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04510-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Population genomic analyses and palaeogeographical modelling combine to help infer the ancient migration of humans into South Asia from Sundaland, driven by rapid sea level rises.