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    Ancient DNA sheds light on origins of 7,000-year-old Saharan mummies
    Today, the view from the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya is of endless sandy dunes and barren rock, but 7,000 years ago, this region of the Sahara Desert was a far lusher, hospitable place.

    Now, scientists aiming to understand the origins of inhabitants of the "green Sahara" say they have managed to recover the first whole genomes — detailed genetic information — from the ...