interesting paleo DNA read

[unclemac]

Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America 5,000 years ago

The first humans in North America arrived from Asia some time before 14,500 years ago. The next major stream of gene flow came about 5000 years ago, and is known to archaeologists as Paleo-Eskimos. About 800 years ago, the ancestors of the present-day Inuit and Yup'ik people replaced this...

phys.org

I did not know this about Athabaskan (Navaho, Apache, Tlingit etc) origins.... I always saw NA Indians and (Eskimo) folk as distinctly different.

 

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[potsherd_creek]

Do an online search of the Koryak people of far east Russia and click images. Interesting there is a resemblance to Native Americans in the way they look and dress.

 

[newnan man]

Very interesting.

 

[GirlWithWolf]

That’s a very interesting article, thank you for sharing it. The debate it mentions can be a touchy subject among us that are Athabaskans, and since I have a relative that visits this forum I’ll withhold my opinion. But I will say my belief is based off of peer reviewed science and not what someone might want the history to be. (Yes I watch too many Neil DeGrasse Tyson videos)

 

[unclemac]

if you point to the dead center of Alaska, that is where grandma was born, on the Yukon, at fish camp, not sure what year or month....those were the days! Imagine, not even needing to know that!

 

[newnan man]

There more science advances more is discerned about our ancient culture. DNA has become an invaluable tool for tracing back the history of ancient. Native Americans.

 

[Lone Star]

Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America 5,000 years ago

The first humans in North America arrived from Asia some time before 14,500 years ago. The next major stream of gene flow came about 5000 years ago, and is known to archaeologists as Paleo-Eskimos. About 800 years ago, the ancestors of the present-day Inuit and Yup'ik people replaced this...

phys.org

I did not know this about Athabaskan (Navaho, Apache, Tlingit etc) origins.... I always saw NA Indians and (Eskimo) folk as distinctly different.

One of my hobbies for the last 30-40 years has been to study all the "First American" literature dealing with the genetic information that has become and is becoming available as we speak.
One of the very best summations to date on this subject is a book called "Origin" A Genetic History of The Americas by Jennifer Raff.
Superb story on the results of her research, lab work, and working with the remains of a child called "Shuka' Kaa" in Alaska. Outstanding work on this book. It makes De Grasse's input look like a high school kid's book report.

 

[RGINN]

Scientific advances in DNA research are getting better, so is research into how people came to this continent. I prefer to stick with the oral traditions, nothing against science.