Oldest connection with Native Americans identified near Lake Baikal in Siberia
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 13:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Using human population genetics, ancient pathogen genomics and isotope analysis, a team of researchers assessed the population history of the Lake Baikal region, finding the deepest connection to date between the peoples of Siberia and the Americas. The current study also demonstrates human mobility, and hence connectivity, across Eurasia during the Early Bronze Age.