Geneticists have sequenced the first prehistoric genome from Africa. This genome belongs to Mota, a hunter-gatherer man who lived 4,500 years ago in Ethiopia’s highlands. The name Mota was derived from the cave in which the remains were found. Mota’s genome has given scientists the first look into the African genome prior to migrations into Africa. Mota closest relatives are the Ari people, an ethic group speaking Omotic languages in the highlands of Ethiopia today. Researchers compared Mota’s genome to that of his African, European, and Asian counterparts; scientists concluded that Africa, although usually seen as the source of outward migration, may in fact be just the opposite. The genomes suggest a major migration into Africa by Middle