Genomic perspectives on human dispersals during the Holocene.

Stoneking, Mark; Arias, Leonardo; Liu, Dang; Oliveira, Sandra; Pugach, Irina; Rodriguez, Jae Joseph Russell B (2023). Genomic perspectives on human dispersals during the Holocene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 120(4), e2209475119. National Academy of Sciences NAS 10.1073/pnas.2209475119

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Nearly 20 y ago, Jared Diamond and Peter Bellwood reviewed the evidence for the associated spread of farming and large language families by the demographic expansions of farmers. Since then, advances in obtaining and analyzing genomic data from modern and ancient populations have transformed our knowledge of human dispersals during the Holocene. Here, we provide an overview of Holocene dispersals in the light of genomic evidence and conclude that they have a complex history. Even when there is a demonstrated connection between a demographic expansion of people, the spread of agriculture, and the spread of a particular language family, the outcome in the results of contact between expanding and resident groups is highly variable. Further research is needed to identify the factors and social circumstances that have influenced this variation and complex history.

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