ERC Consolidator Grant · 2024
Modern humans (Homo sapiens) evolved in Africa, dispersed into Eurasia, and reached the vast landmass of Sahul (present-day Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Tasmania) by ~60,000 years ago. During this remarkable expansion, interbreeding between H. sapiens and other hominin taxa shaped and redefined our species’ genetic profile. Yet, the scarcity of fossils and ancient molecular data from Africa and Sahul, the starting and ending points of this journey, leave unanswered questions regarding the origins, age, and genetic imprints of the groups venturing from the African homeland, and of those reaching Sahul. RIFT-to-RIM is an ambitious project that builds on the foundation of the PI’s previous…
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