The results of a new study reported in Nature (“Native American gene flow into Polynesia predating Easter Island settlement“, published July 8, 2020) found “conclusive evidence for prehistoric contact of Polynesian individuals with Native American individuals (around AD 1200) contemporaneous with the settlement of remote Oceania. Our analyses suggest strongly that a single contact event […]

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