This research is really sweet -- showing the size and complexity of ancient #African #huntergatherer networks, before farming.
Hunter-gatherer groups in the Congo maintained social networks across vast distances thousands of years before agriculture arrived. The cultural diversity is shown in musical instruments, specialist vocabulary and genetic analyses.
#anthropology #genetics #culturalevolution
https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2024/Hunter-Gatherers.html