| Title: |
The legacy of Luca Cavalli-Sforza on human evolution |
| Authors: |
Colucci, Margherita; Leonardi, Michela; Hodgson, Jason A; Stringer, Chris; Scerri, Eleanor ML |
| Publisher Information: |
Pivot Science Publications; Department of Zoology; //doi.org/10.47248/hpgg2505010001 |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Subject Terms: |
4301 Archaeology; 4303 Historical Studies; 43 History; Heritage and Archaeology |
| Description: |
Archaeology and the branch of population genetics focusing on the human past have historically lived parallel lives, often having complicated encounters when it came to unravelling the origins and evolution of Homo sapiens. These interactions were proven invaluable to obtain a deeper and more complete understanding of our past. At the same time, they sometimes uncovered biases and misinterpretations, with serious consequences for our understanding of data, methods and, most importantly, the history of our species. Cavalli-Sforza pioneered a real multidisciplinary approach, bridging population genetics and statistics with archaeology, human origins, and other fields in the humanities, inspiring researchers from these fields and blazing a trail for today’s successful interactions and collaborations. His legacy showed that these interdisciplinary approaches are possible and of vital importance, and exposed areas that still need significant development today. ; M.C. and E.M.L.S. were funded by the Lise Meitner Pan-African Evolution Research Group. M.L. was funded by the Leverhulme Research Grant RPG-2020-317. The research of C.S. is supported by the Calleva Foundation and the Human Origins Research Fund. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/380645 |
| Availability: |
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/380645 |
| Rights: |
Attribution 4.0 International ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.FBC2BF91 |
| Database: |
BASE |