#Latest news with #ancientpopulationsWashington Post28-05-2025GeneralWashington PostAncient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the AmericasNEW YORK — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human populations spread across the Americas thousands of years ago , arriving first in North America before veering south. Groups that split off developed their own collection of genes that scientists can use to piece together the human family tree.
Washington Post28-05-2025GeneralWashington PostAncient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the AmericasNEW YORK — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human populations spread across the Americas thousands of years ago , arriving first in North America before veering south. Groups that split off developed their own collection of genes that scientists can use to piece together the human family tree.