More information about our study on the origins of lactase persistence in eastern Africa

• UF CLAS News: “Milk Pioneers: New Research Finds Ancient East African Herders Consumed Milk 5K Years Ago”

Selected media coverage of our discoveries at the Lothagam North Pillar Site, northwestern Kenya

• New York Times: “Ancient Burial Pits Reveal Sophisticated Rituals” 
• Washington Post: “This ancient burial ground tells a story of unity in a time of climate chaos”
• The Guardian: “Kenya burial site shows community spirit of herders 5,000 years ago”
• National Geographic: “Ancient Riches Discovered at Mysterious Burial Monument”

Selected media coverage of our ancient DNA study (Skoglund et al. 2017), which includes data from Luxmanda, Tanzania

• Nature: “Ancient-genome studies grapple with Africa’s past”
• Science: “Updated: First big efforts to sequence ancient African DNA reveal how early humans swept across the continent”
• New York Times: “Clues to Africa’s Mysterious Past Found in Ancient Skeletons”