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I’ve come across a claim that the Natufians may have originated from Ethiopia rather than being solely a Levantine population. Supporters of this idea point to several factors, including genetic evidence, the presence of distinctive dolichocephalic (long-headed) skulls, and the argument that agricultural knowledge existed in Ethiopia long before Natufian communities in the Levant began practicing farming.

The Natufians are often described as the first known farming or proto-farming culture in the Levant (Bar-Yosef & Valla, 1990). I’ve also seen references to Cheikh Anta Diop citing French paleontologist Raymond Furon’s discussion of Dorothy Garrod’s discoveries as evidence for a connection between the Horn of Africa and the Natufians.

How well-supported is the hypothesis that the Natufians originated in, or were significantly descended from populations in Ethiopia? What does current archaeological, genetic, and anthropological research say about this idea? Are there peer-reviewed studies that support or refute an Ethiopian homeland for the Natufians?

In what ways are Global25 (G25) coordinates susceptible to human error, personal bias, and deliberate distortions?

Closest modern reference populations to I12533 (Kenya_EPN) are Oromos.

FST distance

Turkey_Epipaleolithic & Turkey_N as a proxy

Using Israel_IA, Germany_Medieval_Jewish, Southern Italian, Iraqi_Jew, and Jew_Yemenite as a proxy.

50/50

Using Masai as SSA proxy

Why do Horners have a closer genetic distance to the Yoruba than they do to the Dinka population?

Classic Horn of Africa results. The low Fst to Greeks/Italians doesn't mean European family; it represents the ancient non-African admixture common in the region. The low Fst to Dinka proves its native East African baseline, while Yoruba shows divergence from West Africa.

Is this because of the 'Out of Africa' bottleneck?

47,000 years ago, ancient hunter-gatherers lived 11,000 feet up in Ethiopia’s Fincha Habera shelter, surviving on giant mole-rats. They disappeared, leaving no unmixed descendants. What caused this specialized population to go extinct? Climate shifts or absorption by expanding farmers?

What if the African-like DNA we trace isn't from the Mota skeleton specifically, but from a different, now-extinct African hunter-gatherer population that migrated to the Levant?

BedouinA vs BedouinB

How credible is the claim that the Natufians originated in Ethiopia? Supporters cite DNA, dolichocephalic skulls, early Ethiopian farming traditions, and references from Diop, Furon, and Garrod. What does current archaeological and genetic evidence say?

Burton argued Somalis were originally an offshoot of the larger Oromo population that later became Islamized and influenced by Arab migrations. How accurate is this?

Any additional deep West Eurasian-related ancestry beyond what is already represented by the Kenyan pastoralist sources?

Discover More About Y-DNA Haplogroup E-FT18121 ( Oromo )

Egypt

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