Hirosi Nakagawa

TL;DR: It is found that all individuals derive at least a few percent of their genomes from admixture with non-Khoisan populations that began ∼1,200 years ago, supporting the hypothesis of an ancient link between southern and eastern Africa.

TL;DR: The data reveal a multilayered history of the indigenous populations of southern Africa, who are likely to be the result of admixture of different genetic substrates, such as resident forager populations and pre-Bantu pastoralists from East Africa.

TL;DR: In this paper, a typological overview of the Khoisan languages is provided focusing on the central aspects of their phonology, morphology, and syntax and highlighting the similarities and differences between them, and recent contributions dedicated the recurrent question of whether all these languages form one genealogical unit and, if not, how the similarities among them can be explained.

TL;DR: The study shows that the population history of southern Africa has been complex, with different immigrating groups mixing to different degrees with the autochthonous populations, and a significant increase in the intensity of the sex‐biased gene flow from north to south may reflect changes in the social dynamics between Khoisan and Bantu groups over time.