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Ancient mitochondrial DNA provides high-resolution time scale of the peopling of the Americas.
Science advances - 1 Apr 2016
Llamas Bastien, Fehren-Schmitz Lars, Valverde Guido, Soubrier Julien, Mallick Swapan, Rohland Nadin, Nordenfelt Susanne, Valdiosera Cristina, Richards Stephen M, Rohrlach Adam, Romero Maria Inés Barreto, Espinoza Isabel Flores, Cagigao Elsa Tomasto, Jiménez Lucía Watson, Makowski Krzysztof, Reyna Ilán Santiago Leboreiro, Lory Josefina Mansilla, Torrez Julio Alejandro Ballivián, Rivera Mario A, Burger Richard L, Ceruti Maria Constanza, Reinhard Johan, Wells R Spencer, Politis Gustavo, Santoro Calogero M, Standen Vivien G, Smith Colin, Reich David, Ho Simon Y W, Cooper Alan, Haak Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
The exact timing, route, and process of the initial peopling of the Americas remains uncertain despite much research. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of humans as far as southern Chile by 14.6 thousand years ago (ka), shortly after the Pleistocene ice sheets blocking access from eastern Beringia began to retreat. Genetic estimates of the timing and route of entry have been constrained by the lack...
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