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DNA study sheds light on Papua migrations to Wallacea Islands

DNA study sheds light on Papua migrations to Wallacea Islands

Update: 2025-01-08
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A new study from the National University of Australia and the University of Adelaide has outlined the first genomic evidence of early migration from New Guinea into the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago known as Wallacea.

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DNA study sheds light on Papua migrations to Wallacea Islands

DNA study sheds light on Papua migrations to Wallacea Islands

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