Event Details
Thursday, Feb 18, 2016
Discovering Bayira: The First Ancient African Genome from SW Ethiopia
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Dr NE, St Pete
Description: Archaeology Lecture Series - Discovering Bayira: The First Ancient African Genome from Southwestern Ethiopia - Kathryn Arthur, PhD and John Arthur, PhD, University of South Florida
In 2012, an archaeological team funded by the National Science Foundation excavated Mota Cave in the Gamo Highlands of Southwestern Ethiopia and recovered a 4,500-year-old male human skeleton that has provided the first complete ancient human (Homo sapiens) genome sequenced from the African continent. We have named the skeleton, Bayira (by-raa) meaning “first born” in the Gamo language where Bayira was found. This discovery provides new insights into population interactions in the Southern Red Sea area and in Northeastern Africa and has given us a new perspective on prehistoric adaptations to life in the Ethiopian highlands.
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