Ancient genomes in South Patagonia reveal population movements associated with technological shifts and geography

How Indigenous populations in the southern tip of South America have changed over time has been unclear. Here the authors generate genome-wide data for 20 ancient individuals and examine how past migrations and admixture events correlate to geography and shifts in the archaeological record.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nathan Nakatsuka, Pierre Luisi, Josefina M. B. Motti, Mónica Salemme, Fernando Santiago, Manuel D. D’Angelo del Campo, Rodrigo J. Vecchi, Yolanda Espinosa-Parrilla, Alfredo Prieto, Nicole Adamski, Ann Marie Lawson, Thomas K. Harper, Brendan J. Culleton, Douglas J. Kennett, Carles Lalueza-Fox, Swapan Mallick, Nadin Rohland, Ricardo A. Guichón, Graciela S. Cabana, Rodrigo Nores, David Reich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17656-w