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Medieval Swahilis and Persians paired up 1,000 years ago in East Africa, ancient DNA reveals

A new ancient DNA study help confirm, but also contradict and complicate the historical narrative that Swahilis paired up with Persians 1,000 years ago in East Africa. ....

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Medieval Swahilis had mixed Asian and African roots — study – DW – 03/30/2023

A study has revealed that half of the DNA of the medieval Swahili people originated primarily from female African ancestors, while the other half was from overwhelmingly male migrants from Southwest Asia. ....

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Medieval Swahilis Had African & Asian Roots, New DNA Study Reveals

A new study published in the weekly scientific journal, Nature, revealed that medieval-era Swahili civilization on Africa’s eastern coasts had a mixture of African and Asian genes. ....

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Medieval Swahilis had African and Asian ancestry: DNA study

Researchers say up to half of the DNA of people from Swahili areas was from Persia (90 percent) and India (10 percent). ....

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Genetic study details complex ancestry of East Africa's Swahili people | Technology News,The Indian Express

The study revealed how a cosmopolitan and prosperous medieval civilization arose thanks in large part to women from Africa and men arriving from Persia. ....

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