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Humans have pondered their origins for as long as they have existed. This is reflected in the many myths and creation stories. We need only think about the Judaeo-Christian Garden of Eden for an example. Indeed, such stories seem to be a nearly universal feature of human cultures.
This paper is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr Margaret Nabarro, who encouraged us to pursue genetic studies on the Lemba. The authors would like to express their gratitude to all participants who donated blood samples that made this study possible; and to Paul Stidolf and Bruce Dangerfield for their invaluable assistance with fieldwork in Zimbabwe. Support for this research was provided by the South African Institute for Medical Research, the University of the Witwatersrand and the South African Medical Research Council.
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Soodyall, H., Morar, B., Jenkins, T. (2002). The Human Genome as Archive: Some Illustrations from the South. In: Hamilton, C., Harris, V., Taylor, J., Pickover, M., Reid, G., Saleh, R. (eds) Refiguring the Archive. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0570-8_11
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