Thursday, January 4, 2018

New evidence changes the story of Native American migration

New genetic evidence suggests that all people of Native or indigenous descent in North America are descendants of a single migratory group that arrived on the continent around 20,000 years ago. Published in the journal Nature, this study was based on the genomic profiles of two infants who died over 11,000 years ago in what is now Alaska. The genetic information from one infant, called “Sunrise Girl-child” by members of the local Native community, indicated that the infant belong to a previously...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/new-evidence-changes-the-story-of-native-american-migration
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