Researchers have used genetic analysis to model the much-debated migration paths, and mingling patterns, of Bantu-speaking people as they disseminated across Africa.

By analysing the genetic diversity, migration patterns and admixture dynamics (the mixing of different groups) of Bantu-speaking populations, we aim to clarify the pathways and modalities of the ...

Bantu-speaking people today account for one third of sub-Saharan ... This is according to new research which has use DNA analysis to model their much-debated migration paths and mingling patterns.

The study used novel computational approaches and linguistic data from more than 400 Bantu languages to reconstruct the historic migration routes. The project was a collaboration between scientists ...

Iron Age farmers were skilled pot makers and decorated their pots with grooves and patterns. ... early African history there is a note of caution to be sounded when discussing the Bantu migration.

The Bantu Expansion transformed sub-Saharan Africa's linguistic, economic, and cultural composition. Today, more than 240 million people speak one of the more than 500 Bantu languages. It is generally ...