Ancient DNA from Central, South America reveal genetic exchanges, population turnover

Monday, November 12, 2018 - 09:32 in Paleontology & Archaeology

An international team of researchers has revealed unexpected details about the peopling of Central and South America by studying the first high-quality ancient DNA data from those regions. The findings include two previously unknown genetic exchanges between North and South America, one of which represents a continent-wide population turnover. The results suggest that the people […]

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