Human genetics: pre-Columbian Pacific contact.

Authors :: Tyler-Smith C
Source :: Current biology : CB [Curr Biol] 2014 Nov 03; Vol. 24 (21), pp. R1038-40. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Nov 03.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Large-scale genetic analysis of the native inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) reveals the expected combination of Polynesian ancestry with later European admixture, but also a contribution from Native Americans dating to 1280-1495 AD, demonstrating early trans-Pacific contact.<br /> (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)