Analysis of a massive genomic data set reveals the profound effects that the movement of Bantu-speaking peoples had on Africa’s biological, linguistic and cultural landscape. These findings provide ...

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

The History of the Bantu Knots, a striking African hairstyle, consisting of twisted knots across the scalp, can be traced to ...

Originally used as a derogatory term for native South Africans during the apartheid, the word ‘Bantu’ (which, FYI, translates to ‘people’ in many African languages) was reclaimed by the diaspora to ...

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

As Bantu-speaking people migrated across Africa, they acquired advantageous genetic mutations through admixture. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the May 5, 2017, issue of Science, ...