Razib has done rounded up a nice review of Dienekes‘ Dodecad data to answer some prelim questions on the genetic of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a very interesting cultural and paleontological area of the world. I had the pleasure of being a part of a field group several years ago and had a wonderful time. A good summary of the ADMIXTURE analysis done by Dienekes, reorganized by Razib, is shown below:
I don’t have much to add to his post, other than to hand you over there and to check it out. You may also wanna read more about the Dodecad Ancestry Project in this Nature News piece.
Thanks for posting this summary and pointing us in the direction of the Dodecad Ancestry Project.
No problem, Anthea… There’s also the Eurogenes Ancestry Project and the newly formed Harappa Ancestry Project. Check those out as well!
Kambiz
Thanks Kambiz,
I’ll go and check these two as well. Many thanks for the links.
Anthea