On this installment of the Arch and Anth Podcast, Christopher Kendall (University of Toronto) speaks about human evolutionary genetics and what ancient DNA studies can reveal about past hybridization in people, extinct hominins and our closest primate family.

What does DNA sampling from human remains involve? What is ‘hybridization’ and why are baboons and mandrills interesting non-human primates to study when it comes to questions about genetic hybridization? When did people first enter the Americas, and what happened to human groups after this initial crossing of the Beringia region? What environmental and climatic conditions allow for the best preservation of prehistoric genetic material?

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