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Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast

  • Written by Chapurukha Kusimba, Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coastHow are people today related to those who lived centuries ago in the Swahili civilization? The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and even inland...

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