Early human dispersals within the Americas
Moreno-Mayar, J. Victor
University of Copenhagen
Vinner, Lasse
University of Copenhagen
Damgaard, Peter de Barros
University of Copenhagen
de la Fuente, Constanza
University of Copenhagen
Chan, Jeffrey
University of California System
Spence, Jeffrey P.
University of California System
Allentoft, Morten E.
University of Copenhagen
Vimala, Tharsika
University of Copenhagen
Racimo, Fernando
University of Copenhagen
Pinotti, Thomaz
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Rasmussen, Simon
Technical University of Denmark
Margaryan, Ashot
University of Copenhagen
Orbegozo, Miren Iraeta
University of Copenhagen
Mylopotamitaki, Dorothea
University of Copenhagen
Wooller, Matthew
University of Alaska System
Bataille, Clement
University of Ottawa
Becerra-Valdivia, Lorena
University of Oxford
Chivall, David
University of Oxford
Comeskey, Daniel
University of Oxford
Deviese, Thibaut
University of Oxford
Grayson, Donald K.
University of Washington
George, Len
Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe
Harry, Harold
Stswecemc Xgattem Band
Alexandersen, Verner
University of Copenhagen
Primeau, Charlotte
University of Copenhagen
Erlandson, Jon
University of Oregon
Rodrigues-Carvalho, Claudia
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Reis, Silvia
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Bastos, Murilo Q. R.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Cybulski, Jerome
Canadian Museum Hist
Vullo, Carlos
Equipo Argentino Antropol Forense
Vilar, Miguel
National Geographic Society
Wells, Spencer
University of Texas System
Gregersen, Kristian
University of Copenhagen
Hansen, Kasper Lykke
University of Copenhagen
Lynnerup, Niels
University of Copenhagen
Lahr, Marta Mirazon
University of Cambridge
Kjaer, Kurt
University of Copenhagen
Strauss, Andre
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Alfonso-Durruty, Marta
Kansas State University
Salas, Antonio
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Schroeder, Hannes
University of Copenhagen
Higham, Thomas
University of Oxford
Malhi, Ripan S.
University of Illinois System
Rasic, Jeffrey T.
United States Department of the Interior
Souza, Luiz
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Santos, Fabricio R.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Malaspinas, Anna-Sapfo
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Sikora, Martin
University of Copenhagen
Nielsen, Rasmus
University of Copenhagen
Song, Yun S.
University of California System
Meltzer, David J.
University of Copenhagen
Willerslev, Eske
University of Copenhagen
Journal
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
1095-9203
Open Access
green
Volume
362
Studies of the peopling of the Americas have focused on the timing and number of initial migrations. Less attention has been paid to the subsequent spread of people within the Americas. We sequenced 15 ancient human genomes spanning from Alaska to Patagonia; six are >= 10,000 years old (up to similar to 18x coverage). All are most closely related to Native Americans, including those from an Ancient Beringian individual and two morphologically distinct "Paleoamericans." We found evidence of rapid dispersal and early diversification that included previously unknown groups as people moved south. This resulted in multiple independent, geographically uneven migrations, including one that provides clues of a Late Pleistocene Australasian genetic signal, as well as a later Mesoamerican-related expansion. These led to complex and dynamic population histories from North to South America.