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Genetic Ancestry of Rapanui before and after European Contact.
Current biology : CB - 23 Oct 2017
Fehren-Schmitz Lars, Jarman Catrine L, Harkins Kelly M, Kayser Manfred, Popp Brian N, Skoglund Pontus
Abstract excerpt
The origins and lifeways of the inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a remote island in the southeast Pacific Ocean, have been debated for generations. Archaeological evidence substantiates the widely accepted view that the island was first settled by people of Polynesian origin, as late as 1200 CE [1-4]. What remains controversial, however, is the nature of events in the island's population history prior to...
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