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DNA reveals mixed ancestry of medieval Swahilis
For the study, an international team of researchers sequenced the DNA of 80 people who lived in different Swahili areas from 1250 to 1800 AD.
Millions of modern-day people along these coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania identify as Swahili, and the language is one of the most widely spoken in the region. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
AFRICANS | ASIANS | DNA
The first DNA recovered from members of the medieval Swahili civilization has revealed that Africans and Asians were intermingling along