Project description:Papua New Guinean populations have one of the highest genetic diversity of the world. Our dataset provides genomic data covering most of the Papua New Guinean territory (n=58).
Project description:High-coverage whole genome sequences were collected to study patterns of genomic variation across the broad geography of Papua New Guinea. This region has experienced an extremely complex demographic history, including repeated bouts of admixture with archaic and modern human groups. This dataset reports whole genome sequences for 163 individuals from different regions (Mt Wilhelm, Daru, Port Moresby). Particular attention has been paid in the original study to genomic signals that are informative for population history, and adaptive history, including admixture with archaic hominins and the role of modern human admixture during the late Pleistocene and Holocene.