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Peopling Of The Americas- Rapid Settlement And Substantial Lineage Extinction Upon European Contact
Source info:
| Author: | Suvrat Kher |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2016-04-05 17:34:00 |
| Blog: | Reporting on a Revolution  |
| URL: | http://suvratk.blogspot.com/2016/04/peopling-of-americas-rapid-settlement.html |
Summary:
Here is the full paper : Ancient mitochondrial DNA provides high-resolution time scale of the peopling of the Americas The exact timing, route, and process of the initial peopling of the Americas remains uncertain despite much research. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of humans as far as southern Chile by 14.6 thousand years ago (ka), shortly after the Pleistocene ice sheetsContent analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Pleistocene [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Pleistocene [0.1] Quaternary [0.1] Cenozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 28.49 | -98.5233 | |
| Chile | CL | -35.7052 | -71.3411 |
Keywords:
Americas, Americas- Rapid Settlement, Ancient mitochondrial DNA, Archaeological evidence, European Contact, exact timing, high-resolution time scale, humans, initial peopling, ka, paper, Pleistocene ice sheets, presence, process, route, southern Chile, Substantial Lineage Extinction
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