DNA offers a new look at how Polynesia was settled0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 22, 2021
Voyagers migrated to islands sprinkled across a large area of the Pacific within about 500 years
Voyagers migrated to islands sprinkled across a large area of the Pacific within about 500 years
Through deep genetic analyses, Stanford Medicine scientists and their collaborators have found conclusive scientific evidence of contact between ancient Polynesians and Native Americans from the region that is now Colombia—something that’s been hotly contested in the historic and archaeological world for decades.