Libya: Deep Into The Roots Of The Libyan Tuareg: A Genetic Survey Of Their Paternal Heritage


Libya: Deep Into The Roots Of The Libyan Tuareg: A Genetic Survey Of Their Paternal Heritage Claudio Ottoni, Maarten H.D. Larmuseau, Nancy Vanderheyden, Cristina Martínez-Labarga, Giuseppina Primativo, Gianfranco Biondi, Ronny Decorte, and Olga Rickards, 2011   Recent genetic studies of the Tuareg have begun to uncover the origin of this semi-nomadic northwest African people and their relationship with African populations. For centuries they were caravan traders plying the trade routes...

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