Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A new study using ancient DNA found evidence of at least three population dispersals that brought people to the Caribbean, with genetic differences between early settlers and newcomers from South America. The research suggests that the islands were settled and resettled several times from different parts of the American mainland.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences · Jun 4, 2020 · first to report
- Ancient genomic insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology · Jun 4, 2020
- Analysis of ancient genomes suggests Caribbean settled by three colonization events American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Jun 4, 2020