Dr. Elizabeth Sawchuk makes National Science Foundation's top 10 most-read research stories of 2022

Shattering the "tropical ceiling" of ancient DNA research

E. Sawchuk - 20 January 2023

An interdisciplinary team of 44 researchers, including Sawchuk and UAlberta Anthropology Chair, Pamela Willoughby, outlined its findings in a paper published in Nature. The scientists report findings from ancient DNA from six individuals buried in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia who lived between 18,000 and 5,000 years ago.

See Sawchuk's posting about the original article here: 
https://www.cmnh.org/science-news/blog/january-2023/sawchuk-makes-nsfs-top-10

https://beta.nsf.gov/news/ancient-dna-reveals-surprises-about-how-early?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04430-9