Archaeological data indicate trade between the HOA and Arabia by at least 8 ka [30,31] and genetic analyses of mitochondrial and Y chromosome data suggest much earlier migrations into the HOA. Mitochondrial data are suggestive of as many as three waves of prehistoric non-African migration into the HOA. First, HOA populations carry several unique M1 lineages of the otherwise South and East Asian mitochondrial haplogroup M [13,32–34]. Many of these HOA M1 lineages have deep roots, diverging from M1 representatives elsewhere 20–30 ka [34–36]. Second, representatives of N1a and N2a in the HOA diverged from their most closely related haplotypes in the Middle East and the Caucasus 15–20 ka [37]. Third, in the Eurasian mitochondrial HV1 and R0a lineages there are several sub-haplogroups (HV1a3, HV1b1, R0a2b, R0a2g) that are found in both the HOA and the Arabian Peninsula.
so the masai are mixed to
I can only imagine the new wave of "We are not black; we are Caucasian" generation this article will give rise to in the near future.
"People in East Africa have far more Eurasian ancestry than previously thought, owing up to a quarter of their DNA to ancient Asians and Europeans who migrated into the region, according to a study that could reshape the way we interpret human history."
it's the other way around. caucasions are somalisoid.
We Somalis are white people dipped in chocolate or caramel depending on our skin tone.I can only imagine the new wave of "We are not black; we are Caucasian" generation this article will give rise to in the near future.