The History and Geography of Human Genes

Cavalli-Sforza, Luca; Menozzi, Paoli; Piazza, Alberto; Downes, C. Stephen

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“…A range of studies date the initial settlement of the American continent towards the end of the last glaciation, some 15,000 years ago, by people who migrated from northeast Asia across Beringia (the land bridge that connected Asia and North America at the time) into Alaska (29,81,90). From the northwest tip of North America, humans dispersed southward, reaching Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America in perhaps as little as 1,000 years.…”

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The Genetic Diversity of the Americas

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Chacón-Duque

Mendoza‐Revilla

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Annu. Rev. Genom. Hum. Genet.

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The history of the Americas involved the encounter of millions of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans. A variable admixture of these three continental groups has taken place between them throughout the continent, influenced by demography and a range of social factors. These events have had a major influence on the genetic makeup of populations across the continent. Here, we summarize the demographic history of the region, highlight some social factors that affected historical admixture, and review major patterns of diversity across the Western Hemisphere based on genetic data.2

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The Genetic Diversity of the Americas

Adhikari

Chacón-Duque

Mendoza‐Revilla

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Annu. Rev. Genom. Hum. Genet.

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“…But this defence is surely unnecessary. If it is assumed that variation in evolved human phenotypes roughly mirrors the known variation in human genotypes (Cavalli-Sforza, Menozzi, and Piazza 1994), then it follows that the vast majority of adaptive traits are pancultural and that any average differences between human groups will be dwarfed by the individual differences within those groups.…”

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Ethology, Sociobiology, and Evolutionary Psychology

Griffiths

2007

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

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“…Starting in the 1960s with the work of CavalliSforza and his associates, a body of research has been amassed that has furthered the understanding of worldwide biological diversity patterns and human origins and migrations by analysing the structure of human DNA. The most up-to-date model to emerge from this research (Cavalli-Sforza et al, 1994) suggests that "the current peopling of the world results from serial migrations "Out of Africa" over the past 100,000 years. In this model, mankind expanded throughout the world via a series of migrations increasingly distant from the African source, each migration followed by founding events of new populations" (Verdu, 2014, p. 33).…”

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“…Drawing on the 'Out-of-Africa' model (Cavalli-Sforza et al, 1994;Chen et al, 2000;Oppenheimer, 2012), as well as studies in archaeology, ethnomusicology, anthropology, linguistics, and his work with Alan Lomax on the Cantometric project, Victor Grauer (2011) argues that eastern Pygmy, western Pygmy, and Bushmen cultural practices are derived from a "Hypothetical Baseline Culture," which represents the core values of a common ancestral group (p. 3) [10]. The location of this ancestral group is "unknown" but is possibly the "tropical forest or East African savannah" (p. 57).…”

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Comparing Timeline Rhythms in Pygmy and Bushmen Music

Poole

2018

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Combining theories of African rhythm from ethno/musicology and findings from anthropological research and population genetics with musical analyses based on transcriptions and computational phylogenetic techniques, this article compares rhythms used in Pygmy and Bushmen music in an attempt to provide new perspectives on an old debate that these musical cultures may share a common heritage. To do this, the comparative analyses focus on timelines: foundational rhythmic features that provide the structural basis of the music. The findings suggest that Pygmy and Bushmen timelines are interrelated and that most are organised according to the principles of 'rhythmic oddity' and maximal evenness. Generative theory suggests that commonly used rhythmic cells, in particular the 3:2 pattern, form the structural basis of many Pygmy/Bushmen timelines as well as many other timelines featured in African and African-derived musics. Timelines are also multi-purpose musical devices used in various different social contexts and their structure appears to be resilient to radical change. Phylogenetic analysis of timelines provides no clear Pygmy/Bushmen ancestral timeline, although it is possible that foundational rhythms such as the 3:2 pattern may have featured in the music of a common ancestral group.

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The History and Geography of Human Genes

Cited by 796 publications

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The Genetic Diversity of the Americas

The Genetic Diversity of the Americas

Ethology, Sociobiology, and Evolutionary Psychology

Comparing Timeline Rhythms in Pygmy and Bushmen Music

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