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"Great Surprise"—Native Americans Have West Eurasian Origins

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Post by Guest Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:44 am

Oldest human genome reveals less of an East Asian ancestry than thought.

Nearly one-third of Native American genes come from west Eurasian people linked to the Middle East and Europe, rather than entirely from East Asians as previously thought, according to a newly sequenced genome.
Based on the arm bone of a 24,000-year-old Siberian youth, the research could uncover new origins for America's indigenous peoples, as well as stir up fresh debate on Native American identities, experts say.

The study authors believe the new study could also help resolve some long-standing puzzles on the peopling of the New World, which include genetic oddities and archaeological inconsistencies. (Explore an atlas of the human journey.)"These results were a great surprise to us," said study co-author and ancient-DNA specialist Eske Willerslev, of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.



http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131120-science-native-american-people-migration-siberia-genetics/

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Post by Ben Reilly Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:56 am

Pretty fascinating! Then, given the history of human exploration, you find a lot of surprises.

Interestingly, a lot of Latinos believe the epicanthic folds of their eyes are evidence of their descent from East Asian people:

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Perhaps not the case, though. Stereotypical "Asian eyes" actually occur in many ethnicities (here's a Scandinavian guy for comparison):

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