Paleolithic Genome Reveals Siberian Origins Of Native Americans

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 21:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The genome sequence of a 24,000-year-old Siberian individual demonstrates genomic signatures that are basal to present-day western Eurasians and close to modern Native Americans and provides a key piece of the puzzle in the quest for Native American origins and also sheds light on the genetic landscape of Eurasia 24,000 years ago.  read more

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