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Siberian Skeleton Hints Native Americans Have Some PreColumbian, PreViking European Roots

Source info:

Author: Will Baird
Date: 2013-10-31 00:00:00
Blog: The Dragon’s Tales
URL: http://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/2013/10/siberian-skeleton-hints-native.html

Summary:

Where did the first Americans come from? Most researchers agree that Paleoamericans moved across the Bering Land Bridge from Asia sometime before 15,000 years ago, suggesting roots in East Asia. But just where the source populations arose has long been a mystery. Now comes a surprising twist, from the complete nuclear genome of a Siberian boy who died 24,000 years ago—the oldest complete

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Bering Land Bridge National PreserveUS65.9189-164.178
Asia34.969799.8191

Keywords:

american indians, Bering Land Bridge, complete nuclear genome, East Asia, European Roots, genetics, Native Americans, Paleoamericans, Siberian boy, Siberian Skeleton Hints, source populations, surprising twist

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