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Mbuti Pygmies  

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  • The Mbuti Pygmies, referred to as BaMbuti or Bambuti, are an ancient group of hunters and gatherers living deep in the heart of Africa's Ituri Forest in what is today the Congo. It is speculated that they might be the earliest inhabitants of Africa. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Mbuti Pygmies]

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