NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast

  • Written by Chapurukha Kusimba, Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
imageHow are people today related to those who lived centuries ago in the Swahili civilization? The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and even inland...

Read more: Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast

More Articles ...

  1. Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic's blow on kids' mental health
  2. Israel's military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis
  3. Reaction to bronze sculpture of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston hasn't been good – and that's not bad for art that shatters conventions
  4. 40 years ago 'A Nation at Risk' warned of a 'rising tide of mediocrity' in US schools – has anything changed?
  5. How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity
  6. Public radio can help solve the local news crisis -- but that would require expanding staff and coverage
  7. Federal Reserve’s ‘soft landing’ goal has become bumpier with rate hike plan hit by bank turbulence
  8. Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast
  9. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  10. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  11. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  12. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  13. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  14. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  15. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  16. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  17. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  18. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  19. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  20. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  21. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  22. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  23. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  24. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  25. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  26. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  27. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  28. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  29. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  30. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  31. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration
  32. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration
  33. Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development
  34. Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development
  35. Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist
  36. Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist
  37. The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point
  38. The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point
  39. This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education
  40. This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education
  41. El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros
  42. El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros
  43. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  44. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  45. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  46. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  47. What does 'moral hazard' mean? A scholar of financial regulation explains why it's risky for the government to rescue banks
  48. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  49. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  50. A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health