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Dr Raghavendra Rao worked with a team of researchers from the Anthropological Survey of India to sequence 966 complete mitochondrial DNA genomes from Indian 'relic populations'. He said, "Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother and so allows us to accurately trace ancestry. We found certain mutations in the DNA sequences of the Indian tribes we sampled that are specific to Australian Aborigines. This shared ancestry suggests that the Aborigine population migrated to Australia via the so-called 'Southern Route'".
The 'Southern Route' dispersal of modern humans suggests movement of a group of hunter-gatherers from the Horn of Africa, across the mouth of the Red Sea into Arabia and southern Asia at least 50 thousand years ago. Subsequently, the modern human populations expanded rapidly along the Coastlines of southern Asia, southeastern Asia and Indonesia to arrive in Australia at least 45 thousand years ago. The genetic evidence of this dispersal from the work of Rao and his colleagues is supported by archeological evidence of human occupation in the Lake Mungo area of Australia dated to approximately the same time period.
Discussing the implications of the research, Rao said, "Human evolution is usually understood in terms of millions of years. This direct DNA evidence indicates that the emergence of 'anatomically modern' humans in Africa and the spread of these humans to other parts of the world happened only fifty thousand or so years ago. In this respect, populations in the Indian subcontinent harbor DNA footprints of the earliest expansion out of Africa. Understanding human evolution helps us to understand the biological and cultural expressions of these people, with far reaching implications for human welfare."
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What is the oldest world culture in austrilla?
Aboriginal Australians are the oldest continuous culture on Earth.
Is japan the oldest culture in the world?
no
How can you describe Iraq culture?
The oldest in the world.
Is Chinese Culture the oldest culture in the world?
4 cultures are categlorized as the 4 oldest cultures in history.1.Babylon2.Hindu3.Chinese4.EgyptianI think Chinese culture isn't the oldest but one of the oldest in the history of human civilizations.(list is NOT ordered from oldest to latest.)
What culture is the oldest and and most influential national literature in the western world?
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
What is the oldest culture in the world is it the Mayas?
Sumerian (Mesopotamia) now it's Iraq
What cultural is the oldest and most influential national literature in the western world?
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
What is the cultures oldest and most influential national literature in the western world?
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
What literature From the cultures is the oldest and most influential national literature in the western world?
The oldest culture that provided the most influential literature in the western world were the Hebrews. The Hebrew culture brought the concept of monotheism to the west with the Holy Bible as the most influential literature.
What is the oldest Chinese culture?
The Culture of China is one of the world's oldest and most complex cultures.The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asia with customs and traditions varying greatly between towns, cities and Province_(China).Answers.com
What is Australia's oldest surviving culture?
Obviously, the indigenous Australians, or Aboriginal culture, is the oldest surviving culture in Australia. They were here long before the Europeans.
Is Egyptian culture the oldest culture?
No, Egyptian culture isn't the oldest culture. In fact, Judaism is the oldest one. Jews have been around for thousands of years. Remember Noah's Ark, when Noah and his family were the only survivors? Well, Noah and his family were Jewish.
